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Lepidoptera
- noun - insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
- moths and butterflies
Lepidoptery
- noun - the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera
Lepidosiren
- - An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
Lepiotaceae
- noun - a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk
Lepisosteus
- noun - type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
Leprechauns
- noun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
Leptarrhena
- noun - one species: leatherleaf saxifrage
Leptocardia
- - The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus.
Leptodactyl
- - A bird or other animal having slender toes.
Leptopteris
- noun - including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea