| 单词 | leptocephalus |
| 释义 | leptocephalus (once / 738707 pages) n WORD FAMILY leptocephalus: leptocephali USAGE EXAMPLESThe first major stage in the life of a newborn eel is that of the leptocephalus, meaning ‘slender head’. Scientific American(Mar 14, 2012) A group of peculiar small fishes were, however, known which were called Leptocephali, from the small proportional size of the head. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2010) These open-sea young eels are known as Leptocephali, a name given to them before their real nature was proved. Thomson, J. Arthur, The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of...(2010) n slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes Hyper larva the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose |
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