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Meaning of "leptocephalous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEPTOCEPHALOUS

leptocephalous  [ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPTOCEPHALOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leptocephalous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEPTOCEPHALOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leptocephalous in the English dictionary

The definition of leptocephalous in the dictionary is having a narrow skull.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPTOCEPHALOUS


acephalous
əˈsɛfələs
androcephalous
ˌændrəʊˈsɛfələs
autocephalous
ˌɔːtəʊˈsɛfələs
bicephalous
baɪˈsɛfələs
brachycephalous
ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs
Bucephalus
bjuːˈsɛfələs
dicephalous
daɪˈsɛfələs
dolichocephalous
ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs
encephalous
ɛnˈsɛfələs
hydrocephalus
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs
leptocephalus
ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs
mesaticephalous
ˌmɛsətɪˈsɛfələs
mesocephalous
ˌmɛsəʊˈsɛfələs
microcephalous
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfələs
orthocephalous
ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs
oxycephalous
ˌɒksɪˈsɛfələs
platycephalous
ˌplætɪˈsɛfələs
rhizocephalous
ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələs
scaphocephalous
ˌskæfəʊˈsɛfələs
stegocephalous
ˌstɛɡəʊˈsɛfələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPTOCEPHALOUS

leptocephali
leptocephalic
leptocephalus
leptocercal
leptodactyl
leptodactylous
leptokurtic
leptome
lepton
lepton number
leptonic
leptophos
leptophyllous
leptorrhine
leptosomatic
leptosome
leptosomic
leptospiral
leptospire
leptospirosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPTOCEPHALOUS

anomalous
antipetalous
antisepalous
apetalous
bipetalous
dialypetalous
dipetalous
disepalous
episepalous
jealous
macrocephalous
monopetalous
monosepalous
octopetalous
overzealous
ridiculous
scandalous
synsepalous
tripetalous
unzealous
zealous

Synonyms and antonyms of leptocephalous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leptocephalous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEPTOCEPHALOUS

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The translations of leptocephalous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leptocephalous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

leptocephalous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leptocephalous
570 millions of speakers

English

leptocephalous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leptocephalous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحافة الرأس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

leptocephalous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leptocephalous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leptocephalous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leptocephalous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leptocephalous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leptocephalous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leptocephalous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leptocephalous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leptocephalous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leptocephalous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லெப்ட்டோசெஃபாலஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेप्टोसेफिलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leptocephalous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leptocephalous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leptocephalous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leptocephalous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leptocephalous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leptocephalous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leptocephalous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leptocephalous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leptocephalous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leptocephalous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPTOCEPHALOUS»

The term «leptocephalous» is used very little and occupies the 178.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPTOCEPHALOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leptocephalous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPTOCEPHALOUS»

Discover the use of leptocephalous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leptocephalous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to ...
Most of these amphi-American taxa are associated with shore zones and have limited means of dispersal. The ophichthyid genera, with pelagic leptocephalous larvae, may be exceptions, but little is known of their early life history. Based on ...
John D. McEachran, Janice D. Fechhelm, 2006
2
Functional morphology and classification of teleostean fishes
In these forms, which have attenuated leptocephalous larvae (fig. 29 A1), the dorsal fin develops very far back and its forward migration to the final median postion is greatly exaggerated. Though the leptocephalous larvae of the Anguilliformes ...
William A. Gosline, 1971
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings
U3] BT Bovidae, Fossil Leptocardia USE Cephalochordata Leptocephali (Larvae) USE Leptocephalous larvae Leptocephalidae USE Conger eels Leptocephalous larvae [QL639.25] UF Leptocephali (Larvae) BT Fishes-Larvae Leptocephalus ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
C94; Leptocardia USE Cephalochordata Leptocephali (Larvae) USE Leptocephalous larvae Leptocephalidae USE Congridae Leptocephalidae, Fossil USE Eels, Fossil Leptocephalous larvae [QL639.25] UF Leptocephali ( Larvae) BT ...
‎1989
5
Fish Physiology: Primitive Fishes: Primitive Fishes
Elopomorph monophyly has long been regarded as strongly supported by at least the leptocephalous larva, supposed to be a uniquely derived condition. However, by combining sequence‐based and morphology‐based analyses, Filleul and ...
‎2011
6
The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms
Breeding habitat segregation of wood frogs and American toads: The role of interspecific tadpole predation and adult choice. Copeia, pp. 691-697. Pfeiler, E. ( 1986). Towards an explanation of the developmental strategy in leptocephalous  ...
Brian Keith Hall, Marvalee H. Wake, 1999
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Fish Breeding
Similarly, following detailed observations of metamorphosis in Albula sp., Pfeiler makes a claim that retention of the leptocephalous strategy in all orders of the " primitive" teleost Superorder Elopomorpha has been selected because the ...
A.n. Shukla, 2009
8
The Physiology of Developing Fish: Viviparity and ...
Pfeiler, E. (1984c). Glycosaminoglycan breakdown during metamorphosis of larval bonefish Albula. Mar. Biol. Lett. 5, 241-245. Pfeiler, E. (1986). Towards an explanation of the developmental strategy in leptocephalous larvae of marine fishes.
Hoar, William Stewart Hoar, David J. Randall, 1988
9
The Gulf of California: Biodiversity and Conservation
Changes in biochemical composition and energy utilization during metamorphosis of leptocephalous larvae of the bonefish (Albula). Environmental Biology ofFishes 10: 243–251. Phillips, R. P. 1964. Marine geology in the Gulfof California.
Richard C. Brusca, 2010
10
A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes: North America
Elopiformes. A small order including tarpons, bonefishes, and relatives. These fishes have no fin spines, 1 dorsal fin, abdominal pelvic fins (at midhelly l, and cycloid scales. Most are silvery. As in eels, the larvae are ribhonlike ( leptocephalous, ...
Roger Tory Peterson, William N. Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, 1999

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