Leptocephalic
/ˌlɛptoʊsəˈfælɪk/noun
Having a long, narrow, or slender head.
Did you know?Its roots are ancient Greek, where *leptós* meant “thin, fine, delicate” and *kephalḗ* meant “head,” giving the term a clean anatomical meaning with no occult origin.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
leptós
“thin, fine, delicate”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kephalḗ
“head”
19th Century
New Latin
leptocephalicus
“having a slender head”
19th Century
English
leptocephalic
“having a long, narrow, or slender head”
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