Usually means: Transparent larval stage of eels.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 16 dictionaries that define the word leptocephalus:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. leptocephalus: Merriam-Webster
  2. leptocephalus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. leptocephalus: Collins English Dictionary
  4. leptocephalus: Vocabulary.com
  5. leptocephalus: Wordnik
  6. leptocephalus: Wiktionary
  7. leptocephalus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. leptocephalus: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. leptocephalus: Dictionary.com
  10. Leptocephalus (genus), Leptocephalus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. leptocephalus: Rhymezone
  12. leptocephalus: FreeDictionary.org
  13. leptocephalus: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. leptocephalus: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. leptocephalus: Medical dictionary

(Note: See leptocephali as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (leptocephalus)

▸ noun:  The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species.

Similar:
preleptocephalus, leptostracan, glass eel, leptoscopid, leptolepidid, land-leech, elopocephalan, lebiasinid, leptonectid, lemniscus, more...

Opposite:
eurycephalus, broad-headed, wide-headed

▸ Words similar to leptocephalus

▸ Usage examples for leptocephalus

▸ Idioms related to leptocephalus

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing leptocephalus

▸ Words that often appear near leptocephalus

▸ Rhymes of leptocephalus

▸ Invented words related to leptocephalus

Similar:
preleptocephalus, leptostracan, glass eel, leptoscopid, leptolepidid, land-leech, elopocephalan, lebiasinid, leptonectid, lemniscus, more...

Opposite:
eurycephalus, broad-headed, wide-headed



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "leptocephalus" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux