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leptocephalus
[ lep-tuh-sef-uh-luhs ]
noun
, plural lep·to·ceph·a·li [lep-t, uh, -, sef, -, uh, -lahy].
- a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
leptocephalus
/ ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs /
noun
- the slender transparent oceanic larva of eels of the genus Anguilla that migrates from its hatching ground in the Caribbean to European freshwater habitats
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leptocephalus1
From New Latin, dating back to 1760–70; lepto-, -cephalous
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Example Sentences
Teleostean fishes are generally bony, but the bones are represented by cartilages in Leptocephalus.
From Project Gutenberg
In H. leptocephalus the posterior nares are brought very far back by the meeting of the alisphenoids.
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