leonine 
with the word immediately preceding th 
riil pause or flip middle of (lie line. The corre- 
spondence of MHIMI hi-twrcn tin- tiTinirmliona of the two 
halves of tla- |H>ntatn<-t<T t frequently imperfect, atfcctiiiK 
iin.iovMtoil Hyllabli-H only, BO as not to amount to a per- 
fect rime. l.ro aim- VITM-* rn- <-xtiMitilvrly used in the 
niiilille ages, even as early IIH thr riu'lith rnitiny. The fol- 
lowing Litin version of "The devil was sick," etc., in a 
leonine elegiac couplet : 
"Daemon \i\li;ntetiaf, monachus tune I-RSC viileliat, 
Ast ul)i i:im\:i/-</'. mun-il u! ;nit>- /'"' 
Although classfeal poets avoided in general the use of 
rime, yet occasional instances of it can be found in their 
writings, and sometimes even examples of true leonine 
verses, such as this from Ovid : 
"Quot orlmn rfeUat, tot habet tua Roma paella*." 
The epithet leonine does not properly apply to other me- 
ters than those mentioned, nor to other distributions of 
rime. 
3. [cap.] Pertaining to a person named Leo, 
particularly to several popes of that name; 
more specifically, of or pertaining to Leo I., the 
Great (pope from 440 to 461), who is said to nave 
added certain words to the Roman canon of the 
mass, and whom some have even, without good 
reason, described as the author of the Roman 
liturgy. A Roman sacramentary extant in a manuscript 
assigned to the eighth century is known as the Leonine 
Sacramentary. Leonine City, that part of the city of 
Rome which is west of the Tiber and north of Trastevere. 
It contains the Vatican, the Castle of St. Angelo, and the 
district between (known as the Borgo), and is Inclosed 
within a separate line of walls. It was first fortified by 
Pope Leo I V. (847 - 55), whence the name. Leonine mon- 
key, the Macacus leonimts of Aracan. 
II. n. A coin illegally imported into England 
by foreign merchants in the reign of Edward I. 
It was made of silver, alloyed, and was intended to circu- 
late with the silver pennies then legally current Proba- 
bly so called because its obverse type was a lion, 
leoninely (le'o-nin-li or -nin-li), adv. In a leo- 
nine manner ; like a lion. 
Leonist (le'o-nist), n. [< ML. Leonista, said to 
be so named from one I-eo, or from the city of 
Lyons, P. Lyon (< L. Lugdunum), conformed to 
lion, L. leo(n-), a lion.] A name sometimes 
used for a member of the religious body known 
as the Waldenses. 
Leontice (le-on'ti-se), n. [NL., < L. leontice,the 
wild chervil, < Gr. faovTucf/, a plant also called 
KaxeAla : see Cacalia.'] A genus of polypetalous 
herbs of the natural order Berberidea: and tribe 
Berberea;. It is characterized by having from 8 to 9 
sepals, 6 small spurred petals, 6 stamens, and an indehis- 
cent bladdery capsule. There are 3 or 4 species growing 
in central Asia, herbs with tuber-bearing rhizomes. 
Leontodon (le-on'to-don), n. [NL. (Linnreus), in 
allusion to the tootned leaves, < Gr. Uuv (teovr-), 
a lion, + orfoiV (Mow-) = E. tooth."] A genus of 
composite plants of the tribe Ciclioriacea; and 
subtribe Hypoc1iceride<e. It Is distinguished by the 
plumose pappus, naked receptacle, and smooth achenia. 
There are about 40 species. The common hawk-bit or 
fall dandelion of the northeastern United States is L. au- 
fumnaitx, a native of Europe, naturalized in the United 
States. Popularly called lion's -tooth. 
Leontoy odium (le - on - to - po ' di - urn), n. [NL. 
(Robert Brown), <. L. leontopodion = Gr. /Uovro- 
irMiov, a plant, lit. lion's-foot, < /tfuc (teovr-), a 
lion, T Toi'f (7ro<5-) = E. foot.] A small genus 
of composite plants of the tribe Inuloidea: and 
subtribe Ctnaphaliew. It is closely related to Qna- 
phaliwn and was formerly united with it, but is now sepa- 
rated from it oti account of the sterile hermaphrodite 
flowers and undivided style. L. alpinum (Qnaphalium 
Leontopndium) is the edelweiss (which see). 
Leonurus (le-o-nu'rus), n. [NL. (Linnaeus), 
< Gr. /Uov, lion, + ovp&, tail.] A genus of la- 
biate plants of the tribe HHchydrir. It is dlstin- 
guisheif from Staehi/i by having the rootlets acutely three- 
angled at the top instead of rounded. There are 10 species, 
natives of extratroplcal Europe and Asia. They are erect 
herbs with cut leaves, having a close whorl of flowers in 
their axils. One species, L. Cardiaca, is a common weed 
called mntherwort, naturalized from Europe in the eastern 
part of the United States. 
leopard (lep'jird), n. [Early mod. E. also lib- 
bard; < ME. lepard, lepart, lipard, leopard, Ico- 
pcrd, leopart, also Icbard, lebbard, libard, libart, 
Hlii i-d, h/herde, lybart, etc., = D. luipaard = G. 
Dan. Sw. leopard, < OF. leopard, leopart, le- 
IKirt, V. !mji,trd= Pr. leopart, lenpart, liipart = 
8p. Pg. It. leopardo, < L. IMMWtMW, < Gr. foo- 
irapiof, /UoiToTra/xfof, a leopard, < /.eav (MOVT-), 
a lion, + Tiipifof, a pard: see lion and pard 1 .] 
1. The pard or panther, Felix puritan, the largest 
spotted cat of the Old World. It ranks third in si/f, 
strength, and ferocity among the Old World Felida. being 
exceeded only by the lion and tiger ; but it is also inferior 
to the jaguar and cougar of America. The Himalayan 
ounce, Felix irbit, is about equal to it in size. A good- 
sized leopard is about 4 feet long without the tail, which 
is about n feet. The skull measures 9 inches in length liy 
5} in breadth. The color is tawny, paler or whitish below, 
anil nearly every where regularly and pmfuai'ly spotted with 
black or blackish, the largest <>f these spot* ratal "cil- 
iated or broken into rosettes. But the animal varies not 
8411 
less in color than In sin. Some individuals are black, 
though even in these eases of melanism the characteristic 
studded pattern of coloration may be traced. The leopard 
Is smooth-haired, without mane nr Iwunl, agile as well m 
sturdy, and of somewhat arboreal habits, like the jaguar 
''The 
other Islands, In this wide range running into many geo- 
graphical varieties. 
It fortuned Belphebe with her pan* 
The woody Mmphs, and with that lovely boy, 
Was hunting then the Libbards and the "<. 
Spenter, i. <*., iv. vit zs. 
lepadoid 
leopard-tortoise flep'jjrd-td'r'tM), n. A tor- 
tmse, 'I'lfiliiiln piiriln/ix. 
LeopardUB (lf'-o-|>;ir'dus), n. [L., a leopard: 
s, i lin/,itrd.] A classic name of the leopard, 
pard, or panther, sometimes used in zoology aa 
a generic name of the large spotted cats. 
leopard-wood (lep'iird-vvud), n. The wood of 
JiriiKiiintiii .Inbletii." It is mottled with dark 
blotches, giving a fancied resemblance to the 
skin of a leopard. See make-wood. 
leopartt, . A Middle English form of leopard. 
Leopoldinia (le'p-pol-din'i-a), n. [NL. (Mar- 
tins, 1833), dedicated to the Km press Leopoldine, 
wife of Dom Pedro I., Emperor of Brazil.] A 
genus of Brazilian palms of the tribe Arecece 
and subtribe Caryotuiea;. The four specie* Inhabit 
the northern parts of 'Brazil. They are ornamental In cul- 
tivation and have various economic uses. L. I'iattaba la 
one of the bast-palms which yield the piassaba fiber. 
leort, A Middle English form of leer 1 . 
leornt, v. A Middle English form of lean. 
leoset, ". ' A Middle English form of leese*. 
\. An obsolete strong preterit of leap 1 . Chau- 
- 
Lepadicea (lep-a-dis'e-a), n. pi. [NL., < Lc- 
pas (Lepad-) + -icea.] In De Blainville's clas- 
sification (1825), one of two families of his Ac- 
matopoda (the other being Balanoidea), contain- 
, Gymnolc- 
ln the reign of Henry III. are spoken of as leopards. In 
later heraldry an attempt has been made to discriminate 
between the lion and the leopard, but the only tenable dis- 
tinction is when the leopard is represented spotted, which 
is common in modern heraldry. The practical identity of 
the two bearings is shown in this, that a leopard rampant 
is said to be a leopard linnne, and a lion passant gardant 
is said to be a lion leopard^. 
3. A gold coin, weighing from about 53, to 69 
grains, struck by Edward III. and Edward the 
Black Prince of England, for circulation in 
Obverse. Reverse. 
Leopard, British Museum. 
France, and having on the obverse a lion pas- 
sant gardant. In French heraldry this representa- 
tion is described as a lion leoparde, whence the name of 
the coin. American leopard, the jaguar, Felit OHM. 
Black leopard. See def. l. Hunting leopard. Roe 
huntiny-leopard, Snow-leopard, the ounce, FeKi irbit. 
leopard-cat (lep'ard-kat), n. 1. The American 
ocelot, Felts pardalis. 2. A wild cat of India, 
Ceylon, Java, and Sumatra, Felis bengalensis, 
about 3 feet long including the tail, of a tawny 
leopard"6 (lep-ar-da'), a. [Heraldic F., < leo- 
pard + -, E. -iel.] In her., passant gardaut: 
said of a lion. See leopard, "2. 
leopardess (lep'ftr-des), . [< leopard + -ess.] 
A female leopard. 
leopard-fish (lep'jird-fish), . The lesser wolf- 
*s-t > 1..-.1. ^..- '.pantherinus, of the 
( '/< in/'iixin, of the iris family. The perianth is spot, 
ted with purple, and the fruited receptacle resembles a 
blackberry, whence the plant Is also called blackberry HI;/. 
leopard-frog (lep'&rd-frog), w. The American 
shad-frog, liana Kalecina: so called from its 
spotted coloration. 
leopard-lily (lep'ard-lil'i), n. A spotted vari- 
ety of the liliaceous plant Lachenaiia pendula, 
from the Cape of Good Hope. 
leopard-moth (Iep'ard-m6th), n. A large black 
and white spotted moth of the family Cossida; 
(fr-u:crn pyrina or Z.a>sculi), common through- 
out Europe : an English collectors' name. The 
larva bores in the trunks of the elm, apple, pear, 
and plum. 
leopard's-bane (lep'ardz-ban), n. 1. A plant 
of the genus Doronieii'm . 2. Amedicinal plant, 
Arnica montana. 3. Same as herb-parig. 
leopard-seal (lep'iird-sel), n. A large spotted 
seal. l.< iitiniiii'iintrx or l.t/itmii/j- intlililli, of the 
family I'lmriilii- and subfamily f-lrnorhiinrhinir. 
inhabiting Patagonia. Also called ?ea-lco]><tr<l. 
cirripeds, typified by the genus Lepax, belonging 
totheorder Thoracicaot the subclass C'irrii>edia; 
the goose-mussels or bar- 
nacles. These crustaceans are 
free when larval, flied to sub- 
merged objects when adult Fix- 
ture is effected by the modifica- 
tion of the antenna Into a flexi- 
ble fleshy peduncle, sometimes 
very short, and sometimes a foot 
In length. This supports the 
hard calcareous shell or capitu- 
lum, normally of five valves, 
compressed to a flattened form, 
whose two sides are drawn to- 
gether by a single transverse 
muscle. Krom the opening be- 
tween the sides are protruded 
the long, slender, curved, and 
jointed legs resembling tenta- 
cles, which move at will with a 
sweeping motion. On each side 
of the body are several filamen- 
tous appendages, homologous 
with the gills of higher crusta- 
ceans and supposed to have a re- 
spiratory function. The alimen- 
tary canal is comparatively sfrn- ^"S^ffi W ; 
pie; there are three pairs of dell- prosoma: c, carina: j.scu- 
cate mouth parts; there is no turn: /. tergum; /, penn; r, 
heart or large blood- vessels. The ^"^ i, h * c? 
Lepadidaare mostly hermaphro- ,,., _j uc j ~ an(1 ^ tlu ^ s ; '/ at 
(lite, but in some species the anl- Ujttoni U figure), antennae. 
mal of the normal form is strictly 
female, having one or more males of minute size and more 
simple organization lodged inside its shell. In others, 
which, though hermaphrodite, have the male organs less 
developed than the female, similar males are met with, 
and are termed c<nnpltme?Ual male*. 
I.pas, in diagrammatic 
section. 
(lep'a-dit), w. [< NL. Lepaditen^ < Gr. 
?.Trar. (temjo-), a limpet (see Lepas), + -ite 2 .] A 
fossil supposed to be a kind of barnacle; an 
aptychus. See Lepaditex. 
Lepadites(lep-a-di'tez), n. [NL. : see lepadite.] 
A spurious genus of supposed fossil barnacles, 
based on the aptychi of certain fossil cephalo- 
pods, as ammonites. See aptychus. ScJtlotheim, 
,n. [NL. (His- 
biesociform fishes with an adhesive thoracic 
disk divided into two portions, the posterior of 
which has a free anterior margin. By means of this 
organ the fish attaches Itself to stones and other objects, 
and is hence known as sucktr. Several species occur In 
European seas ; the most common are L. gouam and L. 
limacidattis. Erroneously written Lepidogatlcr ( Yamtt, 
1841) and Lepadoyattenu (Uvuan, 1770). 
lepadoid (lej>'u-<loid), a. and n. [< Gr. "f-t-ai 
(/i-a6-), a limpet (see Lepas), + cifof, shape.] 
