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Noun: leptocephalus (leptocephali)
  1. Slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
    "Leptocephali drift with ocean currents before metamorphosing into juvenile eels"

Derived forms: leptocephali

Type of: larva

Part of: subclass Teleostei, Teleostei

Encyclopedia: Leptocephalus