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long. [Longus, the Latin word.] L. armed 

 ape=Gibbon, q.v. L. eared 6af=Plecotus 

 auritiis. 



longevity, (lon-jeVi-ti). [L. longus, long; 

 cevum, life-time.] Long duration of life: 

 greatest in animals of low grade; generally 

 greater in invertebrate than in vertebrate 

 animals. 



Longheaded = Dolichocephalic: having the 

 length of the head more than of the 

 breadth, cf. Brachycephalic. 



IiOngicornes, ( lon-ji-kor'nez ). [L. longus, 

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

 tera: beetles with long antennae. 



Longipennatse, (lon-ji-pen-na'te). [L. longtts, 

 long; penna, wing.]=Longipennes: a sub- 

 division of Natatores or swimming birds, 

 having large and strong wings: includes the 

 albatross, gull, &c. 



Longirostres, (lon-ji-ros'trez). [L. longus, 

 long; rostrum, beak.] A sub-division of 

 Grallatpres or wading birds, having long 

 beaks: includes the snipe, woodcock, &c. 



Longitude, (lon'ji-tud). [L. longus, long.] 

 The distance east or west of the meridian 

 of Greenwich, or of some other standard 

 meridian, measured in degrees. 



Longitudinal type of animals. Von Baer's 

 term for Articulata. 



Longmynd group, (long'mind). [L. hills in 

 Shropshire. ]=Bangor group: the lowest sub- 

 division of Cambrian rocks, in which fossils 

 are rare. 



Longomontanus, (lon-go-mon-ta'nus). [L. a 

 Swedish philosopher.] A plain in the moon, 

 80 miles in diameter, enclosed by mountains 

 some 2 miles high. 



Longshanks, (long / shankz)=Himantopus; the 

 long-legged plover. 



Longsight Presbytism: an affection of the 

 eye, owing to which only objects at a long 

 distance make a distinct image on the 

 retina. 



Longsighted=:Presbyoptic. v. Longsight. 



Lonicera, ( lon-i-se'ra ). [Herr Lonicer.]= 

 Honeysuckle=Woodbine: a fragrant shrub 

 belonging to Caprifoliaceae. L. caprifolium 

 =Goats-leaf. L. penclymenum= Woodbine. 

 L. xylosteum=ly honeysuckle. 



Loon, (lon)=Colymbis gracialis : a bird be- 

 longing to Natatores; also called Northern 

 Diver. 



Loophidse, ( lo-of'i-de ). [ Lophius, q.v. ]== 

 Anglers: a family of fishes belonging to 

 Acanthopteri. 



Loose - strife = Lysimachia aad Lythrum, 

 q.v. 



loose-strifes=Lythracee, q.v. 



Xophiadse, (16'fi-a-de)=Loophida3, q.v. 



Xophiodon, (lo-fi'o-don). [Gk. lophos, crest; 

 odous, tooth.] A Mammalian animal, known 

 only by fossil remains: somewhat resembles 

 the rhinoceros. 



Xophiomys, (lo-fi'o-mis). [Gk. loplws, ridge; 

 mys, mouse.] A small animal, belonging to 

 Rodentia, found in Africa. 



Lophius, (15'fi-us)= Angler: a fish belonging 

 to Acanthopteri. L. piscatorius=Fi&hiug 

 frog. 



Lophobranchii, (16-fo-brang'ki-i). [Gk. lophos, 



tuft; Branchiae, q.v.] A sub-division of fishes, 



v. Siebold, named from their bunches of gills. 

 Lophophore, (16'fo-for). [Gk. lophos, crest; 



phero, I bear.] The oral disc of animals 



belonging to Polyzoa. 

 Lophornis, (lo-for'nis). [Gk. lophos, crest; 



ornis, bird.] The most beautiful humming- 

 bird. 

 Lophortyx, (15-for'tiks). [Gk. lophos, tuft; 



Ortyx, g.v.]=Tufted quail: a variety of the 



Quail, q.v. 

 Lophyropoda, (lo-fi-rop'o-da). One of Hoe- 



vens sub-divisions of Crustaceans, including 



water-fleas, &c. 

 Loranthaceae, (lor-an-tha'se-e). [Loranthus, 



5.i;.]=Loranths: evergreen parasitic shrubs 



with apetalous flowers and succulent fruit, 



belonging to Asarales. 

 Loranthus, (lor-an'thus). [L. lorum, thong; 



Gk. anthos, flower.] An evergreen parasitic 



shrub, resembling the mistletoe, belongs to 



Loranthaceae. 

 Lords and Ladies = Arum maculatum. v. 



Arum. 



Loricata, (lor-i-ka'ta). [L. loricata, breast- 

 plate.] A division of reptiles, including all 



those that have bony plates, such as the 



crocodile, tortoise, &c. 

 Loricoid, (lor^i-koid). [Loricata; Gk. eidos, 



form.] Having a covering of bony plates. 



v. Marsupial lithichnozoa. 

 Loris, (16'ris)=l. Lazy Monkey: a lemur-like 



animal, found in 



Hindostan. Sloio 



i.=Bengal Sloth. 



2. A New Zealand 



bird. 

 Lory, (16'ri). [Luri, 



E. Indian name.] 



=Lorius: a parrot- 



like bird, remark- 



able for the beauty 



of its plumage. Loris. 



Loss=Loess. v. Loam. 

 Lota, (15'ta)=Ling: a cod-like fish, belonging 



to Gadidse. 

 Lotus, (16'tus). [The Latin name.]=Bird's 



foot trefoil: a plant 



belonging to Legu-; 



miuacese. Indian \ 



L. = Nymphseal 



lotus. 



Loudness = Ampli- 

 tude, q.v.; also rj 



Intensity. Lotus. 



Louse, (lous). [Lus, the A.-S. word.]=Pedi- 



culus: a small insect belonging to Aptera. 

 Plant L. Aphis. L. wort = Pedicularis 

 sylvestris. 



Lovage=Ligusticum: an herb belonging to 

 Apiaeese. 



Love-apple=Solanum lycopersicum. 



Love-apples=Tomatoes, q.v. 



Love-bird=Agapornis: a parrpt-like bird be- 

 longing to Psittacidaj. 



Lower Cretaceous=Neocomian=Lower Green- 

 sand: rocks belonging to the secondary group 

 of strata. 



