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Latticed. — Cancellated. ^Fr. lattis, lath-work.) 



Leg. — One of the six chief organs of locomotion, 

 arising from the segments of the thorax, and 

 which are made up of four main portions, the 

 coxa, femur, tibia, and tarsus. The tibia 

 (Say). (Icel. leggr, a leg, a hollow bone.) 



Lenticular. — Lens-shaped. The horizontal section 

 is circular, and the vertical lanceolate ; resem- 

 bling a lentil in shape ; having the form of a 

 double-convex lense. (L. lens, a lentil.) 



Lenticulate. — Having the opposite sides convex; 

 meeting in a sharp point. (L. lens.) 



Lenticulate. — (Egg.) Depressed, circular, and 

 frequently ribbed. (L. lens.) 



Lepidoptera. — A group of Hexapoda ; an order of 

 insects, including butterflies and moths, which 

 possess four wings, covered with minute, powc'er- 

 like scales. (Gr. lefis, a scale, and fteron, a 

 wing.) 



Leucocytes. — The blood corpuscles ; they vary 

 considerably in shape, from oval to round, but 

 they are usually elongate, with a rounded 

 nucleus. (Packard.) The originator of the 

 name was Kobin, who applied it to the lymph 

 corpuscles of vertebrates. (Gr. leukos, white, 

 and hutos, a hollow, a vessel.) 



Levigate. — Smooth surfaced, free from elevations 

 or depressions of any kind. (L. Icevis, smooth, 

 ago, to make.) 



