Part 6472

<hw>Lep"to*thrix</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Leptothrix</er>, <tt>n.</tt> ]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form chain of filiform individuals.</def>

<h1>Leptus</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lep"tus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ thin, small.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; -- sometimes used as a generic name. See <cref>Harvest mite</cref>, under <er>Harvest</er>.</def>

<h1>Leptynite</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lep"ty*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Granulite</er>.</def>

<h1>Lere</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lore</er> knowledge.]</ety> <def>Learning; lesson; lore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Lere</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lere</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>leeren</ets>, <ets>leren</ets>, AS. <ets>l<?/ran</ets>. See <er>Lore</er>, <er>Learn</er>.]</ety> <def>To learn; to teach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lere</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lere</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Empty. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Lere</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<h1>Lere</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Lere</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>lira</ets> flesh; cf. Icel <ets>l\'91r</ets> thigh.]</ety> <def>Flesh; skin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "His white <i>leer</i>."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lered</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Ler"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>lere</ets>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Learned.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> " Lewed man or <i>lered</i>."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lern\'91a</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Ler*n\'91"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>Lernaeus</ets> Lern\'91an, fr. <ets>Lerna</ets>, Gr. <?/, a forest and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as the family <i>Lern\'91id\'91</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; The genus is restricted by modern zo\'94logists to a limited number of species similar to <i>Lern\'91a branchialis</i> found on the gills of the cod.</note>

<h1>Lern\'91acea</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Ler`n\'91*a"ce*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Lern\'91a</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def>

<h1>Lernean</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>Ler*ne"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lern\'91a</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a family (<spn>Lern\'91id\'91</spn>) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See <i>Illust</i>. in Appendix.</def>

<h1>L\'82rot</h1> <Xpage=844>

<hw>L\'82`rot"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European rodent (<spn>Eliomys nitela</spn>), allied to the dormouse.</def>