leptocephalus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The flat, transparent larva of an eel, originally thought to be a distinct species.
    — There they spawn, and from the fertilized eggs emerge the leptocephali, which then ride on currents all the way back to Europe.

词形变化

leptocephali plural

词源

From (obsolete) genus name Leptocephalus, equivalent to Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slim”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
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