Part 6469

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Lepid</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lepidus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pleasant; jocose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The joyous and <b>lepid</b> consul. <i>Sydney Smith.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lepidine</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep"i*dine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, <chform>C9H6.N.CH3</chform>, metameric with quinaldine, and obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.</def>

<h1>Lepidodendrid</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*do*den"drid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club mosses, and including Lepidodendron and its allies.</def>

<h1>Lepidodendroid</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*do*den"droid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A lepidodendrid.</def></def2>

<h1>Lepidodendron</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*do*den"dron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ <?/, a scale + <?/ tree.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.</def>

<h1>Lepidoganoid</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*do*ga"noid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + E. <ets>ganoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a division (<spn>Lepidoganoidei</spn>) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.</def>

<h1>Lepidolite</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Le*pid"o*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>l\'82pidolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See <er>Mica</er>.</def>

<h1>Lepidomelane</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*dom"e*lane</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Fr. <?/ , <?/, a scale + <?/, <?/, black.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See <er>Mica</er>.</def>

<h1>Lepidopter</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*dop"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82pidopt\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Lepidoptera.</def>

<h1>Lepidoptera</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*dop"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a scale + <?/ a feather, wind.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.</def>

<note>&hand; They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by the two slender maxill\'91. The labial palpi are usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are rudimentary. The larv\'91, called <i>caterpillars</i>, are often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of flowers.</note>

<h1>Lepidopteral, Lepidopterous</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw><hw>Lep`i*dop"ter*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lep`i*dop"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.</def>

<h1>Lepidopterits</h1> <Xpage=843>

<hw>Lep`i*dop"ter*its</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One who studies the Lepidoptera.</def>

<h1>Lepidosauria</h1> <Xpage=843>