leptocephalic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lepto- +‎ -cephalic

Adjective[edit]

leptocephalic (comparative more leptocephalic, superlative most leptocephalic)

  1. (zoology) Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.

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