lophophore 
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The horseshoe-shaped lophujjlurre, such as we see it in bon-shapod, with the vent near the end of it, a 
l-horonis and in I.. '|.li"i' MS. improbably the ancestral form s | 1(ir , .,,,[ nn I,,.),!,,,! the vent, and the dorsal 
and has given rise to the two other extreme forms of . . , . , loppV'-'t 
t,,,.!,,,,,,^ . um.iv, the ',,1.1 ,,. ,.., iiss,,,.ia,eii A^^-l'L 11 ." ';',;. I""/!: , . r. < , "".iiM- 
Loranthacese 
A smeared and loppy hirt-oillai'. 
Shirley llrouki, Aspen Court, xxvii. 
with 
'ut .irvri,;,m,r,,i i 
. 
cular," associated with a complete suppression of the 
I'pjstunie. i'.iu-iic. Jlrit., XIX. 431). 
Lophophorinae (lo-t'ot'-o-ri'ne), . pi. [NL., < 
/.i>l>lt<>l>li(-H.i + -//in'. | A siiM'ninily of 1'liuxi- 
iniiilii'. name. I I'niiii thr Delias Lophopkonu, and 
containing also I 'i-rinrni.t and J'm-nixiii. These 
magnificent hints arc known as /// (///*, /</- 
, tr<iii<>i>(iiix, /i/ic/vix, etc 
, 
ii.i the " clr- LophotragUSt (lo-fot'ra-gus), . [NL., < <.r. 
(lop'i), . [MK. loppy; < lop 3 + -y 1 .] 
Same as Ela- lopseed (lop'sed), w. A North American herb, 
I'lii'i/inii Ifptiintncliijd, with s]>ikes of small pur- 
ple flowers, which in fruit are bent back close 
against the axis, whence the name. 
type of the subfamily lopkophorilUB ; the im- 
peyans. See ///// i/un pheasant, aud iiiminul. ('. 
J.Temmiuck, 1S1.V. 2. A genus of copcpods. 
Bradi/, ISTs. 
Lophophyteae (16-fo-fi' te-e), n. pi. [NL. 
(Schott, 1832), < Lophiipliyliuit + -e<F.] A tribe 
of fleshy herbs of the natural order Balanopho- 
rete, based on the genus Lophopkytin*. it is dis- 
tinguished from the other tribes of the order by the ab- 
sence of a perianth in the staminate flowers, the two sta- 
mens with two-celled anthers, and the pistillate flowers 
with an adherent ovary. The tribe includes 3 genera and 
7 species, all South American. 
Lophophytum (lo-fof'i-tum), n. [NL. (Schott 
and Eudhcher, 1832), < Gr. a<tyof, a crest, + <jnrr6v, 
a plant.] A genus of dicotyledonous apetalous 
plants, of the natural order Balanophorca; and 
type of the tribe Lo/iliu/ilii/tKL'. It is character- 
ized by having no sheath at the base of the peduncle, and 
by its moncecious flowers, both staminate and pistillate 
being inserted on a mammillated spadix provided with 
scales. They are smooth fleshy herbs, rising from a thick 
rootstock. There are 4 species, confined to the southern 
part of tropical America. 
Lophopoda(lo-fop'o-dji), n.pl. [NL.,<Gr. /ctyof, 
a crest, + Trait (TO!!-) = E. foot."] A name of 
the typical Bryozoa, or fresh-water polyzoaus, 
as opposed to the Stelmatopoda or Infundibu- 
lata, or sea-mats. These moss-animals have the lopho* 
phore horseshoe-shaped or hippocrepiform, whence they 
are also termed Uippocrepia, or, more frequently now, 
Phylactolannata.. The name is derived from one of the 
genera, Lnphopus, of the family Plumatellidce, which, with 
the Cristatelliilce, are included in the group. Also incor- 
rectly written Lttphopea, Lophophea. 
Lophopsittacus (16-fop-sit'a-kus), n. [NL. 
(A. Newton, 1875), < Gr. Ao0of, a crest, + ipiTra- 
K<ic, a parrot.] A genus of psittacine birds, rep- 
resented by the extinct crested parrot of Mau- 
ritius, L. mauritianus. 
Lophornis (lo-for'nis), n. [NL. (Lesson, 1829), 
crest, + r/wiyof,' a goat.] 
phtHlltS. 
Lophyropoda (lof-i-rop'o-da), n. pi. [NL., 
ong. Liipliuropii, prop. " I.o/ilntropodit, < Gr. /<- 
</>ovpof, with a bushy tail (see Lophyrus), + 
irorr (iroii-) = E. foot.] In Latreille's system, 
the first section of his Brtnicliinpndit; an inde- 
finable group, containing certain larval forms 
(zoteie), the genera Xebalia and Cumit, and sun- 
dry copepod, ostracode, and cladocerous crus- 
taceans. As subsequently modified, it became a more 
homogeneous group of entomostracous crustaceans, com- 
posed of the orders Cirptpoda and Ortracoda, which have 
leaf-like branchial attached to the feet, as Implied In the lopstert, n. 
name. loptail (lop'tal), f. i. Same as lobtail. 
Lophyrus (lo-fi'rus), n. [NL.,prop. *Lophurux, LopUS (hypus), n. [NL. (Hahn, 1831), _< Gr. 
< Gr. '/.fyovpor,, with a tufted tail, < /io^oy, a crest, Xoirfif, or Xoirof , peel, shell, husk, bark, < Aineiv, 
peel, bark.] The typical genus of I^ojtida;, hav- 
. *i. _ _! j .. 11 ii. -raxfoliaceous in front. 
variegated colors, found on 
lopsided (lop'sl'ded). a. [Also lapnidcd, lob- 
xiili-il; < /'//! + side -r -cd 2 .] Inclining to one 
side; heavier or more developed on one side 
than on the other, physically or mentally. 
I had rather the college should turnout .me of Aristotle's 
four-square men, capable of holding his own In whatever 
field he may be cast, than a score of lupnded ones developed 
abnormally in one direction. 
LnuM, Oration at Harvard I'niv., Nov. 8, 1886. 
An obsolete form of lobster, 
v. i. 
tuft, + olpd, tail.] 1. A genus of mollusks of 
the family ChitonMa, or chitons. Pali, 1791. ingthesidesof the prothoraxfoliaceous in front. 
2. A genus of saw-flies of the hymenopcerous Thej are_mostly smal^bugs of 
the foliage of trees and shrubs. The 30 species are mainly 
European, but some are South American and others Aus- 
D u trallan. 
male^antennae | pectinate^ the female serrate, I p-webt (lop'web), w. [ME., < lop 3 , lob*, a spi- 
der, + weft.] A spider's web. 
family 'Jbntliredinida; and subfamily Lydince, 
having one marginal cell on the fore wings, the 
and the lanceolate cell with a cross-vein, it is 
a large and wide-spread group, of economic interest. / . 
jiini injures conifers in Europe, and L. aoboUi does similar 
damage in the United States. Fifteen European and about 
as many North American forms are described. Ichneu- 
mon-flies of the genera Tryphon, I'anucun, and Campuplex 
are parasites of the larvee. Latreilie, 1802. 
3. A genus of plant-bugs of the heteropterous I p-wood (lop ' wud), n. 
family Capsida;. Kolenati, 1845. 4. A genus [Eng.] 
of iguanoid lizards. Oppel, 1811. 5. A genus 
of terrestrial columbine birds of the subfamily 
Gourince: a synonym of Goura. L..P. Vieillot, 
1816. 
Lopidae (lop'i-de), n. pi. [NL. (Douglas and 
Scott, 1865), < Lopus + -idee.'] A family of 
plant-bugs formerly referred to the Capsida;, 
represented by the genus Lopus. in these bugs 
the body Is elongate, its sides being almost parallel ; the 
antenna; are as long as the body, with the second joint 
twice as long as the first, and the third and fourth jointe 
filiform ; the rostrum reaches to the end of the metaster- 
num ; the scutellum is triangular and equilateral; aud the 
elytra are longer than the abdomen, 
loplollyt, See loblolly. 
loppardt (lop'Srd), . [< top 2 + -ard. Cf. poJ- 
A tree' with the top lopped or cut off; a 
In maner of a net or of a lop-webbc. 
Chaucer, Astrolabe, L 21. 
As a lopwebbe flleth fome and gnattis, 
Taken and sutfren gret files go. 
Ocdtrx, MS. Soc. Alltiq. 134, ?. 267. (HullhcM.) 
See the quotation. 
loppeH, . Obsolete form of lop*. 
The curious customs of lop-wood or privileges of cutting 
fuel from pollards at certain seasons of the year. 
The Academy, Feb. 4, 1883, p. 71. 
loquacious (lo-kwa'shus), a. [= P. loquace = 
Sp. locuaz = Pg. loquaz = It. loquace, < L. to- 
quax (loquac-), talkative, < L. loqui, speak, = 
Skt. ^ lap, speak. From L. loqui come also ult. 
E. eloquent, grandiloquent, magniloquent, etc., 
colloquy, obloquy, soliloquy, etc., locution, allo- 
cution, elocution, circumlocution, etc.] Talka- 
tive ; given to continual talking ; chattering. 
The swallow skims the river's watery face, 
The frogs renew the croaks of their loquacunu race. 
Dryden, tr. of Virgil's Ueorgics, L 
Blind British bards, with volent touch, 
Traverse Inquaciowi strings. J. Philipt, Cider, ii. 
= 8yn. Gamdout, etc. See talkative. 
loquaciously (lo-kwa'shus-li), ode. In a loqua- 
cious or talkaf ' 
ative manner. 
. ( . Obsolete form of lo/fl. 
< Gr. AO^OC, a crest, + opwf, a bird.] A genus i oppe 3 t . f . [A simple form, from the earlier loquaciousness (16-kwa'shus-nes), n. Thequal- 
of crested humming-birds, such as L. ornatu* g* gBW. q. v.] To curdle or coagulate, itv of being loquacious; loquacity. 
They are known as coquettes. Also called Bet- r^ Manip. Vocab., 169, 16. 
bring. 
Lophortyx (Io-f6r'tiks), 
/ 
[NL., < Gr. 
irtrt/i/tff, .H.I 111 ['. rwmvft aw?, AW. 
lopper 1 (lop'6r), . [< top 2 + -i-r 1 .] One who 
loquacity (lo-kwas'i-ti), n. [< P. loquacitf = 
Sp. locuacidad = Pg. loquacidade = It. loqua- 
cita, < L. loquacita(t-)s, talkativeness, < loquax 
' 
~"f w . >-j.v "IT X * A lUUOt I.'M*. \ AJ. tvy I*l*l/*y *IVf I <i i nil i i i 1 1 .^.^, ^ w u<*/ 
a crest, + oprvf the quail.] A genus of Amen- l O pper 2 t (lop'er), a. [< ME. toper, curdled, co- (loquac-), talkative: see loquacious.] Talka- 
can partridges having an elegant plume ot re- a %5i ate( ]. c f. rj. lobberin. gelatinous, Dan. dial. i: iV - 1 -- 1 - !i "- -* *-"- : 
Aii-Mirml f net t- \\f\\K3 J-ITI i 1 111 /tvrkwti ^no liitl tiii >1 . ". . *\ *: 
curved 
(itiails. 
feathers on the crown; the helmet- 
There are two distinct species in the United 
lubber, anything coagulated; prob. ult. < AS. 
= Ice' 
. 
Arizonaquail, L. yamMi. 
med for their flesh. 
Both are fine game-birds, much 
esteemed for their flesh. See cut under helrrut-quail. 
lophosteon (lo-fos'te-on), .; pi. lopliostea (-a). 
[< Gr. /o^of, a crest, 4- ixrreov, bone.] The me- 
dian and single one of the five separate bones 
or ossific elements of which the sternum of a 
carinate bird usually consists ; the piece or part 
of the breast-bone which includes the crest or 
keel : correlated with coracosteon, pleurosteon, 
and metosteon. W. K. Parker. 
The extent of ossification of the lophottcon aud metostea, 
and the mode of then* cobssiftcation. 
Cnues, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 143. 
Lophotes (lo-fo'tez), n. [NL., < Gr. as if *?o- 
6<jT//f, cf. Aoi^jrdf, crested, < /oiof, a crest.] 1. 
The typical genus of the family LopJwtida;, re- 
markable for the prominence of the forehead 
tiveness; the habit or practice of talking con- 
tinually or excessively. 
. . Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by flU. 
curdle: see leap 1 and topper 2 , <' and cf. top 3 , ArbtMnot. 
lone 1 , loop 3 , loupe, from the same ult. source; =Syn. Loquaciousness, garrulity, volubility, chatter. 
BI. also runnet. rennet, < run, curdle: see run, loquat (16'kwat), . [< Chin. (Cantonese dial. ) 
lukwat, < luh, a rush, + kiuh, an orange.] 1. An 
evergreen shrub or tree, Photinia (Eryobotrya) 
Japonica, native in China and Japan, and com- 
monly introduced in warm temperate climates. 
It Is an ornamental plant, with leaves nearly a foot long, 
and yields a fruit of a yellow color, resembling a small 
apple. 
2. The fruit of this tree. Also called biwa, luk- 
tcati,pipa, and Japanese medlar. 
and the procurrence of the dorsal fin, which 
forms a kind of frontal crest, whence the naine. 
The only known species is L. ctpedianus, a rarely found 
deep-sea fish of wide distribution, attaining a length of 5 
feet 
2. A <'iiiis of raptorial birds of the family Fal- lopping-ax (lop'ing-aks), . 
ciiniila;. Also called B<iza. B. P. Lesson, 1831. used for trimming trees. 
Lophotidae(ln-fot'i-de), n.pl. [NL.. < Lophotts lopping-shears (lop'iug-sherz), . )>l 
+ -iihr.] A family of acanthopterygian fishes shears used for trimming shrubs, hedges, etc. 
represented by the genus Lojihotes, of the loppy 1 (lop'i), a. [< lop 1 + -y 1 ."] Hanging 
group of Aeaniliopttrygii, having the body rib- down: limp and pendulous. [Rare.] 
etc.] Curdled; clotted; coagulated: as, topper 
milk. 
Dwellyd in a dark dungeon, 
Aud in a foul slede of cprupcion, 
When he had na other fode 
But wlatsom glet and loprr [var. lopyrde] blode. 
Uampole, Prick of Conscience, 1. 469. 
lopper 2 (lop'er), . t. and f. [In another form 
lobber; Sc. also lapper; < ME. loperen (in verbal 
n. loperyng and p. a. lopered, etc.); cf. G. dial, loquela (lo-kwe'la), n. [< L. loquela, speech, 
lubbern, G. liefern, geliefern, curdle ; a freq. form < to<jfi, speak : see loquacious.'] In lav, an im- 
(whence the later simple form loppe) connected parlance ; a declaration. 
with lopper 2 , a., and ult. with leap' 1 , run: see loquence (16'kwens), n. [< L. loquentia, a talk- 
topper 2 , a.] To curdle or coagulate, as milk ing, discourse, <f loqui, speak: see loquacious.'] 
which has become sour; clot. [Prov. Eng. and The act of speaking ; speech. 
U. S., where sometimes lobber.'} -n, y tongue is loose, thy body close ; both 111 ; 
Of his mouth a petuus thing to se With silence this, with loquence that doth kill 
The lopprit blude in ded threw voydis be. Owen, Epigrams (167i). (Naret.) 
Gavin Douglas, JSneid, x. 828. \ OT& l t . Plural of torttwi. 
lopping (lop'ing), . [Verbal n. of top 2 , .] 1. lora 2 (16'rii), .; pi. loree (-re). [NL., a false 
The cutting off of all the branches of a tree, ex- form of L.torj,q.v.] In en torn., same as tore*, 
cept the crop or leading shoot, for the sake of 4. Kirby. 
thepronttobederivedfromthem,ascontrasted loral (16'ral), a. and . [< lore* + -al.] I. a. 
withpi 4 H/Hi/,bywhich8omeofthebranehesare In zool., of or pertaining to the lore: as, the 
loral space ; a loral stripe. 
U. n. In herpet., a loral plate. Also loreal. 
loranth (16'ranth), n. [< NL. Loranthus.'] A 
plant of the order Lorantttacete. Lindley. 
cut off for the sake of the tree. 2. That which 
is cut off; severed branches: commonly in the 
plural. 
A small, light ax 
Loranthaceae (16-ran-tha'se-e), n. pi. [NL. 
Heavy (Lindley, 1835), < Loranthus + -acerr.] An or- 
der of dicotyledonous apetalous plants, the 
mistletoe family, of which the greater number 
are shrubs, or undershrubs, parasitic on trees. 
