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noun
The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: larva
History
From (obsolete) genus name Leptocephalus, equivalent to Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slim”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
