- leptocephalic
- adj. (also leptocephalous) narrow-skulled.
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adjectivesee leptocephalous* * *
leptocephalˈic or leptocephˈalous adjective(Gr kephalē head) narrow-skulled• • •Main Entry: ↑lepton
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