Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leptocephalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-to-cephalous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From lepto- + -cephalous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does leptocephalous mean?
Relating to a leptocephalus
Where does leptocephalous come from?
From lepto- + -cephalous.

How to pronounce leptocephalous

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