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Lsevulosane, (le'vu-16-sau). [Laevulose, q.v.] 

 =CgHj O5: an amorphous substance obtained 

 from Lsevulose by heating it so as to remove 

 the contained water. 



Laevulose, (le'vu-los). [L. Icevus, left-handed. ] 

 = CgHigOg = Leevoglucose : an amorphous 

 variety of sugar found in fruit, named from 

 causing left-handed rotation of polarised 

 light. 



Lagenaria, (la-je-na'ri-a). [L. lagena, a 

 bottle.] = Bottle - gourd : a plant, often 

 poisonous, belonging to Cucurbitacea*. 



Lagetta, (la-jet'ta). [L. laqueus, noose.]= 

 Daphne lagetta=Lace bark tree: a plant 

 belonging to Thymelaceae. 



Lagomys, (lag'o-mis). [Gk. lagos, hare; mys, 

 mouse.] A small quadruped, belonging to 

 Rodentia; also called Rut-hare. L. pusillu* 

 =Lepus p. = Calling hare. 



Lagoons, (la-gonz'). [It. laguna, marsh.] A 

 shallow lake or pond, especially if near the 

 sea. 



Lagopus, (lag'o-pus). [Gk. lagos, hare; pout, 

 foot.]=Snow partridge: a bird belonging to 

 Tetraonidae. L. mutu=Ptarmigan. 



Lagostomus, (lag-os'to-mua). [Gk. lagos, hare; 

 stoma, mouth.) = Bizcacha : a rabbit-like 

 animal, belonging to Rodentia=Vizcacha of 

 America , east of the Andes, cf. Lagotis. 



Lagothrix, (lag'o-thriks). [Gk. lagos, hare; 

 thrix, hair.j=Ga8trimargus, q.v. 



Lagotis, (lag'6-tis). [Gk. lagos, hare.] = Viz- 

 cacha of America, west of the Andes : a 

 rabbit-like animal, cf. Lagostomus. 



Lagunculapes, (iag-un-cula-pes). [L. lagun- 

 cula, small flask; pex, foot.] A frog-like 

 animal; known only by its fossil track, v. 

 Lithicbnozoa. 



Lagurua, (lag-u'rus). [Gk. lagos, a hare; and 

 ov.ra, a tail. ]= Hare's tail grass: a plant be- 

 longing to Graminacete. 



Lake, (lak). [Lacus, the Latin word.) 1. A 

 large pond: a body of water surrounded by 

 land. 2. A compound of colouring matters 

 with metallic oxides: used as a pigment. 



Lake dwellings. Remains of dwellings, 

 usually built on piles, on the borders of 

 lakes ; some contain stone implements and 

 bones of wild deer and wild oxen; others 

 contain bronze implements, and bones of 

 domestic animals. 



Lamarck's classification of animals: based ou 

 degi'ees of sensibility: 

 Apathetic animals: polyps, tunicata, infu- 

 soria, &c. 

 Sensitive animals: insects, Crustacea, mol- 



lusca, &c. 



Intelligent animals: fishes, reptiles, birds, 

 mammals. 



Lamarckism,(lam'ark-izm). [Lamarck, French 

 naturalist.] The theory of the common de- 

 scent of all species of animals and plants 

 from the simplest common original form. 



Lamb's. L. ?ettuce=Valerianella olitoria. L. 

 succory =Arnoseris, q.v. 



Lambdoidal suture, (lam-doi'dal). [Gk. letter 

 A, lambda; eidos, form.] A joint in the skull, 

 at the back, connecting the parietal and 

 occipital bones ; in the gorilla it is very 



large; the horns of ruminant animals are 

 extensions of this. 



Lamellar, (laiu-el'lar). [L. lamella, plate.] 

 Occurring in laminae or plates. 



Lamellibranchiata, (lam-el-li-brang-ki-u'ta). 

 [L. lamella, plate; Gk. bragchia, gill.]= 

 Mussels, &c. : ordinary bivalve molluscs, 

 with a heart, gills, and foot, but no head; 

 have no odontophore; named from lamella* 

 of gills; also called Phyllobranchia ; are 

 divided into Monomyaria and Dimyaria, q.v. 



Lameliicornes, (lam-el-H-kor'nez). [L. lamelln, 

 plate; cornu, horn.] A sub-division of Coleop- 

 t.T:i. named from the flat fan-like antennas: 

 includes stag-beetles, cock-chafers, &c. 



Lamellirostres,(lam-ei-li-ros'trz). [L. lamella, 

 plate ; rostrum, beak.]=Ducks, geese, <fcc.: 

 aquatic birds, with flat beaks, belonging to 

 Natatores. 



Lamiaceae, (lam-i-a'se-5). [Lamium, q.v.]= 

 Labiates: herbs, mostly aromatic, connecting 

 Echiales and Bignales; include sage, thyme, 

 mint, rosemary, &c. 



Lamina, (lum'i-nu). [The Latin word. ]= Blade: 

 any flat portion, such as of a bone or a leaf. 



Laminaria, (lain-in-a'ri-a). [Named from its 

 flat fronds.] An edible sea-weed, belonging 

 to Fucaceoe. 



Laminarian zone, (lam-in-a-ri'an). [Lami- 

 naria, q.v.] From low- water mark to a 

 depth of about 15 fathoms: specially marked 

 by tangles and scarlet sea-weeds ; animals 

 abundant both in number and 



usually brightly coloured. 

 Lamiodontes, (iam-i-o-don'tez)=Glossopetra: 



a general term for fossil teeth. 

 Lamium, (la'mi-um). [The Latin name.] = 



Dead nettle: an herb belonging to Lamiao ; ( -. 

 Lamna, (lum'na). [Proper name.] A fish be- 

 longing to Squalidse. L. cornu6ica=Beau- 



maris shark. 

 Lamp-bhick. Amorphous carbon: obtained 



from hydrocarbons by combustion so as to 



burn off the hydrogen. 

 Lamp, Safety. A lamp surrounded by fiiio 



wire gauze, which absorbs the 



heat: used in coal mines. 

 Lamp shell=Terebratula: a mar- 

 ine mollusc-like animal, belong- 

 ing to Brachiopoda; named from 



its shape. 

 Lamp-shells = Terehratulre : a 



family of mollusc-like animals 



belonging to Brachiopoda. 

 Lampadite=Wad, q.v. 

 Lam pic acid=Aldehydic acid: 



C^gOs. A compound of silver 



and aldehyde. 

 Lampris, (lam'pris). A fish belong- Bfety-iamp. 



ing to Scomberidai. L guttatusl\.it\g-l}ah. 

 Lamprey, (lam'pri). [Lamproie, the French 



name.]=Lampern=:Petromyzon marinus: an 



eel-like fish with circular sucker-like mouth. 

 Lampromorpha, (lam-pro-mor'fa) = Shining 



cuckoo: a bird found in Africa, India, and 



New Holland. 

 Lampyra, (lam-pi'ra). [Lampyris, the Latin 



name.] := Fire-fly, v. Lampyris. 

 Lampyridae, (lam-pi'ri-de). [Lampyris, q.v.] 



