leptocephalus

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Etymology

From (obsolete) genus name Leptocephalus.

Noun

leptocephalus (plural leptocephali)

  1. The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, 2013 edition, Granta Books, page 69:
      There they spawn, and from the fertilized eggs emerge the leptocephali, which then ride on currents all the way back to Europe.

Synonyms

Translations

larva of an eel — see glass eel
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