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Webster 1913 Edition


Leptus


Lep′tus

(lĕp′tŭs)
,
Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
λεπτόσ
thin, small.]
(Zool.)
The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; – sometimes used as a generic name. See
Harvest mite
, under
Harvest
.

Definition 2024


leptus

leptus

See also: Leptus

Latin

Adjective

leptus m (feminine lepta, neuter leptum); first/second declension

  1. (New Latin) thin, slender

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative leptus lepta leptum leptī leptae lepta
genitive leptī leptae leptī leptōrum leptārum leptōrum
dative leptō leptō leptīs
accusative leptum leptam leptum leptōs leptās lepta
ablative leptō leptā leptō leptīs
vocative lepte lepta leptum leptī leptae lepta

Derived terms

  • Clostridium leptum
  • Pelargonium leptum
  • Pomacentrus leptus