GLOSSARY. 



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Lactiferous (Lat. lac, milk ; fero, I 



carry). Conveying milk 

 Lac'tin (Lat. lac, milk). Sugar of 



milk; a sweetish substance existing 



in milk. 

 Lactom'eter (Lat. lac, milk ; Gr. 



fuerpov, metron, a measure). An 



instrument for ascertaining the 



specific gravity of milk. 

 Lacu'na (Lat. a ditch). A little pit 



or depression, or hollow cavity. 

 Lacus'trine (Lat. lacus, a lake). Be- 

 longing to or produced in lakes. 

 Lsemodip'oda (Gr. Acu/uos, laimos, a 



throat ; TTOVS, pous, a foot). An 



order of Crustacea in which the 



two fore -legs form part of the 



head. 

 Lamb'doid (The Greek letter A, 



Aa/i/iSo, lambda; elSos, eidos, 



shape). Resembling the Greek let- 

 ter A or lambda. 

 Lamella (Lat.). A little plate or 



scale. 

 Lamellar (Lat. lamel'la, a little 



plate). Arranged in thin scales or 



plates. 

 Lamellibran'chiate (La.t. lamel'la, a 



little plate; Gr. Ppayx ta > bran'chia, 



gills) . Having gills in symmetrical 



semicircular layers. 

 Lameriifonn (Lat. lamel'la, a small 



plate ; forma, shape). Having the 



form of a small plate. 

 Lamelliros'tral (Lat. lamel'la, a 



small plate ; rostrum, a beak). 



Having the margins of the beak 



furnished with plates, as the duck 



and goose. 

 Lam'ina (Lat. a plate). A plate or 



scale ; in botany, the blade of a 



leaf, or the broad part of a sepal 



or petal. 

 Lam'inar or Lam'inated (Lat. 



la'mina, a plate). Arranged in 



plates or scales. 

 Lamina'tion (Lat. la'mina, a plate). 



An arrangement in plates or scales. 

 Lanate (Lat. lana, wool). Covered 



with a curly hair like wool. 

 Lan'ceolate (Lat. laricea, a lance). 



Gradually tapering to the outer end. 

 Lania'riform (Lat. lanio, I tear ; 



forma, shape). Shaped like the 



canine teeth of carnivorous animals. 



La'niary (Lat. lanio, I tear). Formed 

 for tearing. 



Lanig'erous (Lat. lana, wool ; gero, 

 I bear). Bearing or producing 

 wool. 



Lanu'ginous (Lat. lanu'go, down). In 

 botany, woolly ; covered with inter- 

 laced hairs. 



Lanu'go (Lat. down, or fine hair). 

 The first hair which is produced in 

 the foetus. 



Lapidif 'ication (Lat. lap'is, a stone ; 

 fac'io, I make). Conversion into 

 stone. 



Lapid'ify (Lat. lap'is, a stone ; fac'io, 

 I make). To convert into stone. 



Lapil'li (Lat. lapil'lus, a little stone). 

 A variety of volcanic cinders. 



Lap'is (Lat. a stone). A term applied 

 to various mineral substances. 



Larda'ceous (Lat. lardum, lard or 

 bacon). Resembling lard or bacon. 



Larva (Lat. a mask). An insect in 

 the caterpillar or grub state. 



Lar'viform (Lat. larva; forma, 

 shape). Like a larva. 



Larvip'arous (Lat. larva; par'io, I 

 bring forth). Producing young in 

 the state of larvae or grubs. 



Larynge'al (Gr. Aapiry|, larunx, the 

 larynx). Belonging to the larynx 

 or windpipe. 



Laryngis'mus (Gr. \apvy, larunx, 

 the larynx). Spasmodic action of 

 the larynx. 



Laryngi'tis Gr. \apvy, larunx, the 

 larynx ; itis, denoting inflam- 

 mation). Inflammation of the 

 larynx. 



Laryngot'omy (Gr. \apvy, larunx, 

 the larynx ; re/jLvu, temno, I cut). 

 The operation of opening the 

 larynx. 



Larynx (Gr. Aapvy, larunx). The 

 enlarged upper part of the wind- 

 pipe, projecting in the neck. 



La'tency (Lat. lateo, I lie hid). A 

 lying hid. 



Latent (Lat. lat'eo, I lie hid). Hid- 

 den ; not apparent to the senses. 



Lat'eral (Lat. latus, a side). Be- 

 longing to or placed at a side. 



Lat'erigrade (Lat. latus, a side ; 

 gradw, a step). Able to walk 

 sideways. 



