Meaning Of The Word Leptocephalus

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What's The Definition Of Leptocephalus?

leptocephalus in American English
the marine, ribbonlike larva of tarpons, bonefishes, and eels
noun: a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, esp. of certain eels and ocean fishes

leptocephalus in British English
noun: the slender transparent oceanic larva of eels of the genus Anguilla that migrates from its hatching ground in the Caribbean to European freshwater habitats

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