leptocerus

[Pref. lep to-, and Gr. keras = a horn.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Leptoceride. lěp-tô-dăc-týl, lěp-tô-dăc-týle, s . [Prefix lep to- , and Gr. daktylos a finger; Fr. leptodactyle .] An animal or bird having slender toes. lěp-to-dăc-tyl-ous, a. [LEPTODACTYL.) Having slender toes. lěp-to-der-i-næ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. leptoder ( us ) (q. v.); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Entom.: A sub-family of Silphide. It consists of blind Cave-beetles from the darkest parts of the caves of Carniola, in Austria.