Part 6337

<hw>Laem"mer*gey`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Lammergeir</er>.</def>

<h1>L\'91modipod</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91*mod"i*pod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the L\'91modipoda.</def>

<h1>L\'91modipoda</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91`mo*dip"o*da</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ throat + <?/ twice + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or <spn>Cyamus</spn>, and <spn>Caprella</spn> are examples.</def>

<h1>L\'91modipodous</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91`mo*dip"o*dous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the L\'91modipoda.</def>

<h1>L\'91tere Sunday</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91*te"re Sun"day</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word <i>L\'91tare</i> (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.</def>

<h1>L\'91vigate</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91v"i*gate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Levigate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having a smooth surface, as if polished.</def>

<h1>L\'91vo-</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91"vo-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A prefix. See <er>Levo</er>.</def>

<h1>L\'91vorotatory</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91"vo*ro"ta*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Levorotatory</er>. Cf. <er>Dextrorotatory</er>.</def>

<h1>L\'91vulose</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>L\'91v"u*lose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Levulose</er>.</def>

<h1>Lafayette</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>La`fa`yette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The dollar fish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A market fish, the goody, or spot (<spn>Liostomus xanthurus</spn>), of the southern coast of the United States.</def>

<h1>Laft</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Laft</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>obs. p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Leave</er>.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lafte</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Laf"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>obs. imp.</tt> <def>of <er>Leave</er>.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lag</h1> <Xpage=824>

<hw>Lag</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>lag</ets>weak, feeble, faint, W. <ets>llag</ets>, <ets>llac</ets>, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish; prob. akin to E. <ets>lax</ets>, <ets>languid</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Came too <b>lag</b> to see him buried. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>