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leptocardian

leptocardian adjective: of or relating to the Leptocardii (formerly Leptocardia).

Adjective

leptocardian (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to the Leptocardii (formerly Leptocardia).

Noun

leptocardian (plural leptocardians)

  1. (dated) A lancelet (one of the Leptocardii).

Forms of leptocardian

pluralleptocardians

Origin of leptocardian

From Leptocardii + -an.

Questions about leptocardian

What does leptocardian mean?
Leptocardian means of or relating to the Leptocardii (formerly Leptocardia).
What part of speech is leptocardian?
Leptocardian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near leptocardian in the dictionary

  1. Leptines
  2. leptins
  3. Leptis Magna
  4. lepto
  5. lepto-
  6. leptocardian
  7. leptocardians
  8. leptocaul
  9. leptocaulous
  10. leptocauls
  11. leptocauly

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