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leptocephalic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-to-cephal-ic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.

Etymology

From lepto- + -cephalic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more leptocephalic (comparative) most leptocephalic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

leptocephalus

Questions

What does leptocephalic mean?
Having a narrow skull, as certain flatfishes do.
Where does leptocephalic come from?
From lepto- + -cephalic.

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