leptocephalic

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adjective

Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.

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Meanings

adjectiveleptocephalic (comparative more leptocephalic, superlative most leptocephalic)

comparative more leptocephalic · superlative most leptocephalic

  1. biologyHaving a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.

Origin

From lepto- + -cephalic.

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APA

leptocephalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptocephalic

MLA

“leptocephalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptocephalic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptocephalic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptocephalic.

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