leper | (noun) a pariah who is avoided by others | - |
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(noun) a person afflicted with leprosy | Synonyms: lazar |
lepidobotrys | (noun) African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds | - |
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lepidocrocite | (noun) a red to reddish brown mineral consisting of iron oxide hydroxide; often found in iron ores together with goethite | - |
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lepidolite | (noun) a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium | - |
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lepidomelane | (noun) a mica that is a biotite containing iron | - |
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lepidophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of snakes | - |
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lepidopteran | (noun) insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales | Synonyms: lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect |
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lepidopterist | (noun) an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths | Synonyms: butterfly collector, lepidopterologist |
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lepidopterologist | (noun) an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths | Synonyms: butterfly collector, lepidopterist |
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lepidopterology | (noun) the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera | Synonyms: lepidoptery |
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lepidopteron | (noun) insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales | Synonyms: lepidopteran, lepidopterous insect |
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lepidoptery | (noun) the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera | Synonyms: lepidopterology |
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lepiota | (noun) any fungus of the genus Lepiota | - |
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leporid | (noun) rabbits and hares | Synonyms: leporid mammal |
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leporide | (noun) red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare | Synonyms: Belgian hare |
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leppy | (noun) motherless calf in a range herd of cattle | Synonyms: dogie, dogy |
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leprechaun | (noun) a mischievous elf in Irish folklore | - |
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leprosy | (noun) chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae | Synonyms: Hansen's disease |
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leptocephalus | (noun) slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes | - |
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leptodactylid | (noun) toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal | Synonyms: leptodactylid frog |
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leptomeninges | (noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers | - |
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leptomeningitis | (noun) inflammation of the leptomeninges | - |
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lepton | (noun) an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 | - |
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(noun) 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece | - |
leptospira | (noun) important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever | - |
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leptospirosis | (noun) an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever | Synonyms: swamp fever |
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leptosporangium | (noun) a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns | - |
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leptotene | (noun) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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