lepromatous leprosy
— Noun
– English
~ a very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the body
Leptarrhena
— Noun
– English
~ one species: leatherleaf saxifrage
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
— Noun
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~ black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Leptinotarsa
— Noun
– English
~ Colorado potato beetles
leptocephalus
— Noun
– English
~ slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
leptodactylid frog
— Noun
– English
~ toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal
leptodactylid
— Noun
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~ toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal
Leptodactylidae
— Noun
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~ New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
Leptodactylus
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae
leptomeninges
— Noun
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~ the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
leptomeningitis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the leptomeninges
lepton
— Noun
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~ 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
lepton
— Noun
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~ an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
Leptopteris
— Noun
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~ including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
Leptoptilus
— Noun
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~ adjutant birds and marabous
Leptoptilus dubius
— Noun
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~ large Indian stork with a military gait
Leptoptilus crumeniferus
— Noun
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~ large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
leptospira
— Noun
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~ important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
leptospirosis
— Noun
– English
~ an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever