lepto-

See also: lepto and leptó

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

Prefix

lepto-

1. (taxonomy) thin, narrow

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with lepto-

Leptodactylus

Leptolejeunea

Leptonema

Leptospermum

Leptotyphlops

Leptoscyphus

Leptogaster

English

Alternative forms

• lept- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”).

Prefix

lepto-

1. thin, fine, narrow, slender
2. (physics) lepton

Antonyms

• eury-
• platy-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with lepto-

leptocephalic

leptocephalous

leptocercous

leptochlorite

leptochoroid

leptoclase

leptocurare

leptocystidium

leptocyte

leptodactylous

leptogenesis

leptogenic

leptogluon

leptokurtic

leptokurtosis

leptokurtotic

leptorrhine

leptotene

leptology

leptomonad

leptomorphic

leptonema

leptome

leptophilic

leptophloem

leptophobic

leptophyllous

leptoproduction

leptoquark

leptosol

leptosomatic

leptosome

leptosporangiate

leptosporangium

leptoxylem

leptocaul

• lepta
• leptin
• leptocephalus
• leptokurtotic
• lepton
• leptoprosopic
• leptosome
• leptotene
• leptonema
• leptoxylem
• Leptospira
• leptospirosis

See also

• meso-
• steno-

Anagrams

• Pelto, TELOP, Telop, Topel, telop