leptocephalic etymology

English word leptocephalic comes from English -cephalic ((type or number of) head.), English lepto- ((physics) lepton. Thin, fine, slender.)

Detailed word origin of leptocephalic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cephalic English (eng) (type or number of) head.
lepto- English (eng) (physics) lepton. Thin, fine, slender.
leptocephalic English (eng) (zoology) Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.

Words with the same origin as leptocephalic

Descendants of -cephalic
cynocephalic megacephalic megalocephalic monocephalic nanocephalic normocephalic plagiocephalic polycephalic zoocephalic
Descendants of lepto-
leptochlorite leptocurare leptocystidium leptocyte leptogenesis leptogenic leptogluon leptokurtic leptokurtosis leptokurtotic leptomorphic leptophilic leptophobic leptoproduction leptoquark leptosome leptosporangium