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PRONUNCIATION OF LEPTOCEPHALUS

leptocephalus  [ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPTOCEPHALUS

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Leptocephalus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEPTOCEPHALUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leptocephalus

Leptocephalus

A leptocephalus is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha. This is one of the most diverse groups of teleosts, containing 801 species over the span of 24 orders, 24 families, and 156 genera. It is supposed that this group arose in the Cretaceous period over 140 million years ago. Fishes with a leptocephalus larva stage include the most familiar eels such as the conger, moray eel, and garden eel, and the freshwater eels of the family Anguillidae, plus more than 10 other families of lesser-known types of marine eels. These are all true eels of the order Anguilliformes. The fishes of the other four traditional orders of elopomorph fishes that have this type of larva are more diverse in their body forms and include the tarpon, bonefish, spiny eel, and pelican eel.

Definition of leptocephalus in the English dictionary

The definition of leptocephalus in the dictionary is the slender transparent oceanic larva of eels of the genus Anguilla that migrates from its hatching ground in the Caribbean to European freshwater habitats.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPTOCEPHALUS


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPTOCEPHALUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPTOCEPHALUS

astragalus
Daedalus
Elagabalus
Heliogabalus
logodaedalus
malus
Pharsalus
Sardanapalus
scaphocephalus
talus
tantalus

Synonyms and antonyms of leptocephalus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «leptocephalus» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

leptocephalus
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leptocephalus
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leptocephalus
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Translator English - Hindi

leptocephalus
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ar

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نحيف الرأس
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leptocephalus
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leptocephalus
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Translator English - Bengali

leptocephalus
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Translator English - French

leptocéphale
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Leptocephalus
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Leptocephalus
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Translator English - Japanese

レプトセファルス
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leptocephalus
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Leptocephalus
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Translator English - Vietnamese

leptocephalus
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leptocephalus
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लेपटोसेफ्लसस
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leptocephalus
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Translator English - Italian

Leptocephalus
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Translator English - Polish

leptocephalus
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Translator English - Ukrainian

leptocephalus
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Translator English - Romanian

leptocephalus
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Translator English - Greek

leptocephalus
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Translator English - Afrikaans

leptocephalus
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Translator English - Swedish

leptocephalus
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leptocephalus
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Trends of use of leptocephalus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPTOCEPHALUS»

The term «leptocephalus» is normally little used and occupies the 130.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPTOCEPHALUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPTOCEPHALUS»

Discover the use of leptocephalus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leptocephalus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fishes of the Indo-australian Archipelago
Leptocephalus 242, 398, 401. Leptocephalus ceramensis 408. Leptocephalus dentex 408. Leptocephalus hjorti 402. Leptocephalus hypselosoma 408. Leptocephalus indicus 399. Leptocephalus javanicus 409. Leptocephalus marginatus ...
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, Max Wilhelm Carl Weber, 1962
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Results of the Fifth George Vanderbilt Expedition, 1941: ...
C0NGRIDAE Conger conger (Linnaeus). Jamaica (Bean and Dresel 1884). Leptocephalus dentatus Garman. Hayti (Port-au-Prince, Beebe and Tee Van in 1928 as Leptocephalus michaeUsarsi) . Leptocephalus mucronatus Eigenmann and ...
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Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences Special ...
cific; 3 Mar 1937 [not separated, in jar with para- type.]. paratype. 68299 ( 1 . 66 mm TL); taken with holo- type. remarks. Placed in Muraenidae by Castle (1969: 32). Leptocephalus alternatus Fowler 1938b: 21, figs. 3-4. holotype. 68300 (101 ...
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Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish ...
Hulet, W.H. and Robins, C.R., The evolutionary significance of the leptocephalus larva, in Fishes of the Western North Atlantic, Memoir No. I, Part 9, Vol. 2, Böhlke, E.B., Ed., Sears Foundation for Marine Research, New Haven, 1989, 669. 38.
Jerald S. Ault, 2007
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The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago: Index of the ...
366, 176. Leptocephalichthys hypselosoma Blkr. 143, 69. 276, 52. Leptocephalus Bas. 314, 210. Leptocephalus dentex Cant. 288, 80. Leptocephalus mongolensis Bas. cf. Chanodichthys mongolicus Blkr. Leptocephalus mongolicus Bas. cf.
Max Wilhelm Carl Weber, Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, 1964
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The zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or ...
Leptocephalus, its Generic Characters, with a Description of one Species. LEPTOCEPHALUS. Leptocephalus, Gronov., Perm., Cuv., &c. Corpus compressimum, elongatum : Caput parvum ; Os dentibus acutissimis tenuibus distantibus ...
William Elford Leach, 1817
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American Aquarium Fishes
Redtai] chub, Nocomis effiisus, Cumberland R., Dickson Co., Tenn. rb Bluehead chub, Nocomis leptocephalus, James R., Mo. wfr land drainage below the falls, and in the Barren and Green Rivers of the Green River drainage (Lee et al. 1980) .
Robert Jay Goldstein, 2000
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The Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last ...
The curious case of the bottled sea serpent began on January 31, 1930, when the Danish research vessel Dana caught a truly extraordinary juvenile eel ( leptocephalus) at a depth of about 900 feet, south of the Cape of Good Hope.
Karl Shuker
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Fishes of West Virginia
... 268, 275, 277-279, 281 punctatus 264 Leptocephalus 45 Luxilus 91 albeolus 58, 91, 92-93, 95, 98 cerasinus 57, 91, 93-95 chrysocephalus 57, 91, 93, 95-96, 98, 126 chrysocephalus chrysocephalus 95 chrysocephalus isolepis 95 cornutus  ...
Jay Stauffer, 2007
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Fishes of the George Vanderbilt Expedition 1937
Leptocephalus nuttalli (Fowler). Hawaiian Islands*. * Leptocephalus decimpunctum Fowler. Huaheine*. * Leptocephalus lucillae Fowler. Christmas Island*. * Leptocephalus tredecimpunctum Fowler. Christmas Island*. * Leptocephalus guttifer ...
Henry Fowler, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPTOCEPHALUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leptocephalus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eels of Glass
The buoyant eggs rise to the surface where they hatch and develop into a leaf shaped larvae called a leptocephalus. Despite recent research ... «The News, May 15»
2
The plan to save the world's eels
The eggs then hatch into transparent larvae called leptocephalus. They then make the journey to Europe floating on the oceans currents. «CBBC Newsround, May 15»
3
The Poetic Life of the Lowly Eel
The leptocephalus (meaning “slim head”)—a long, flat, transparent sea creature—was long thought to be a distinct species, until one was kept ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
4
Macduff Aquarium eels head for Azores
Newly-born eels – known as leptocephalus – drift back on the currents to cooler waters, but the aquarium is in no rush to house more congers ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Oct 14»
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Fishing for Juvenile Tarpon
Alien like leptocephalus stage of a juvenile tarpon. Kids often closely resemble their parents, but hold a hatchling tarpon next to its parent and ... «Florida Sportsman Magazine, May 14»
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Absurd Creature of the Week: This Eel Fires Extra Alien Jaws Out of …
“They have this larval stage that's really peculiar, it's known as leptocephalus larval stage,” said Mehta. “And in this larval stage, the babies look ... «Wired, Apr 14»
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The case of the slippery eel
These leptocephali (singular is leptocephalus) float in the circular currents of the Sargasso Sea for about a year before hopping off and heading ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jan 14»
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Yes, we have no bananas today
Their leptocephalus larvae can be nearly 2 inches long, and in another peculiarity to the species the larvae shrink in length as they grow older ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Dec 13»
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Deen: The American eel, a peculiar fish
The female lays up to 20 million buoyant eggs and once fertilized, the eggs hatch within a week becoming transparent leptocephalus larva that ... «vtdigger.org, Sep 13»
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Depleted stock could mean change in eel fishery
An eel egg hatches out into a larva called a leptocephalus, a flat sliver of translucence shaped like a willow leaf and so transparent "you're ... «Daily Press, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Leptocephalus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leptocephalus>. May 2024 ».
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