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noun (labi, a)
- (anatomy) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
- (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.
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| lac |
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noun
- A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect.
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| lacewing |
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noun
- any of several gauzy-winged insects of the families Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae
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| ladybug |
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noun
- (North America) any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell. Also called ladybird or lady beetle. See w:Coccinellidae for more information.
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| larva |
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noun (larv, ae)
- A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg
- an animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
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| larval |
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adjective - the state of or being a larva
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| leatherjacket |
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noun
- The larva of some crane flies
- Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
- Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
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| Lepidoptera |
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proper noun
- (entomology) a taxonomic order, within class Insecta - the butterflies, moths and skippers
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| lice |
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noun
- (irregular plural of, louse)
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| lightning bug |
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noun (plural lightning bugs)
- Another name for the firefly.
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| locust |
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noun
- A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
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| longhorn |
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noun
- a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States
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| looper |
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noun - An instrument or tool, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
- An inchworm or measuring worm
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| louse |
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noun (lice)
- A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera.
verb (lous, es)
- To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse
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