'Leptus' definitions:
Definition of 'Leptus'
From: GCIDE
- Leptus \Lep"tus\ (l[e^]p"t[u^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. lepto`s thin, small.] (Zool.) The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite, under Harvest. [1913 Webster]