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Collagen Collagen Col"la*gen, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of
tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it
becomes gelatin or glue.
Collagenous Collagenous Col*lag"e*nous, a. (Physiol.)
Containing or resembling collagen.
Lagena Lagena La*ge"na, n.; pl. L. Lagen[ae], E. Lagenas. [L., a
flask; cf. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.)
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;
an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,
in fishes and amphibians.
Lagenae Lagena La*ge"na, n.; pl. L. Lagen[ae], E. Lagenas. [L., a
flask; cf. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.)
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;
an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,
in fishes and amphibians.
Lagenaria vulgaris Gourd Gourd, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.
cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin
basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.]
1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the
melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order
Cucurbitace[ae]; and especially the bottle gourd
(Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of
forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for
bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.
2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;
hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.
Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Lagenas Lagena La*ge"na, n.; pl. L. Lagen[ae], E. Lagenas. [L., a
flask; cf. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.)
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;
an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,
in fishes and amphibians.
Lagenian Lagenian La*ge"ni*an, a. [See Lagena.] (Zo["o]l.)
Like, or pertaining to, Lagena, a genus of Foraminifera
having a straight, chambered shell.
Lageniform Lageniform La*ge"ni*form, a. [See Lagena, and -form.]
(Bot.)
Shaped like a bottle or flask; flag-shaped.
Lagenorhynchus acutus Porpoise Por"poise, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially P. communis, or P. phoc[ae]na, of Europe,
and the closely allied American species (P. Americana).
The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They
are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter
snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag,
puffing pig, and snuffer.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so
called by sailors.
Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a North
American porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than
the common species, and with broad stripes of white and
yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus Bottle-nose Bot"tle-nose`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as
Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of
Europe.
2. The puffin.
