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Alepidosaurus ferox
Lancet Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See Lance.] 1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. --Knight. Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. (b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.
Lepidosauria
Lepidosauria Lep`i*do*sau"ri*a (-d[-o]*s[add]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + say^ros a lizard.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards; the Plagiotremata.
Lepidosiren
Lepidosiren Lep`i*do*si"ren (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zo["o]l.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
Lepidosteus
Bony Bon"y, a. 1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones. 2. Having large or prominent bones. Bony fish (Zo["o]l.), the menhaden. Bony pike (Zo["o]l.), the gar pike (Lepidosteus).
Lepidosteus osseus
Billfish Bill"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).
Lepidosteus spatula
Alligator Al"li*ga`tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. 2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. --Loudon. Alligator fish (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). Alligator gar (Zo["o]l.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle (Zo["o]l.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii).

Meaning of Lepidos from wikipedia

- Lepidopterology (from Ancient Gr**** λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία (-logia)) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific...
- Fauna Svecica. The word is derived from Gr**** λεπίς lepís, gen. λεπίδος lepídos ("scale") and πτερόν ("wing"). Sometimes, the term Rhopalocera is used...
- Liogramma ("smooth writing"); Liopleurodon ("smooth-sided teeth") -lepis, lepido-: Pronunciation: /lɛpɪs/ /lɛpɪdoʊ/ (or /lɛpɪdɒ/). Origin: Ancient Gr****:...
- Quid quod mihi vita carior est ipsa mentula? Signa canant!" Absolvis lepidos nimirum, Auguste, libellos, qui scis Romana simplicitate loqui.  - Spiteful...
- Australia. September 13, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Bloomberg, Daniele Lepido (November 15, 2014). "Many web ads lead to firms selling fake designer goods"...
- "CORRECTED-ION turns to private debt after previous loans fall flat". Reuters. Lepido, Daniele (1 February 2024). "ION Pushes Back Against Italy's Requirements...
- Report". Retrieved 16 June 2023. Vinicy Chan, Dinesh Nair, and Daniele Lepido (December 10, 2019). "Illycaffe Kicks Off Stake Sale to Fuel U.S. Expansion"...
- Vecchio dies | CNN Business". CNN. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2024. Lepido, Daniele (August 1, 2022). "Ray-Ban Billionaire Del Vecchio Leaves $350...
- lepidum; Leccinellum lepidum, a bolete lepidus – lepida – lepidum lepis, lepido- G λεπίς (lepís) scale, rind, husk, flake large-scale mullet, Liza macrolepis;...
- genus. The generic name, Lepidochelys, is derived from the Gr**** words lepidos, meaning scale, and chelys, which translates to turtle. This could possibly...