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CleptomaniaCleptomania Clep`to*ma"ni*a, n. [NL.]
See Kleptomania. Kleptomania
Kleptomania Klep`to*ma"ni*a, n. [Gr. ? thief + E. mania.]
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does
not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton.
Kleptomaniac
Kleptomaniac Klep`to*ma"ni*ac, n.
A person affected with kleptomania.
LeptocardiaLeptocardia Lep`to*car"di*a (l[e^]p`t[-o]*k[aum]r"d[i^]*[.a]),
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + kardi`a the heart.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus.
The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel.
The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs
are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a
simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus. [Written also
Leptocardii.] LeptocardianLeptocardian Lep`to*car"di*an (-an), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia. -- n. One of the
Leptocardia. LeptocardiiLeptocardia Lep`to*car"di*a (l[e^]p`t[-o]*k[aum]r"d[i^]*[.a]),
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + kardi`a the heart.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus.
The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel.
The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs
are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a
simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus. [Written also
Leptocardii.] LeptodactylLeptodactyl Lep`to*dac"tyl (-d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n. [Gr. lepto`s
small, thin + da`ktylos finger, toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird or other animal having slender toes. [Written also
lepodactyle.] Leptodactylous
Leptodactylous Lep`to*dac"tyl*ous (-[u^]s), a.
Having slender toes.
Leptology
Leptology Lep*tol"o*gy (l[e^]p*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.
leptologi`a; lepto`s small, subtile + lo`gos discourse.]
A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
Leptomeningitis
Leptomeningitis Lep`to*men`in*gi"tis
(l[e^]p`t[-o]*m[e^]n`[i^]n*j[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
lepto`s small + meningitis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.
Leptonychotes WeddelliSea leopard Sea" leop"ard (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially
Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the
Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor
seal. Leptops olivarisBashaw Ba*shaw", n. [See Pasha.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See
Pasha.
2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris)
of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud
cat, and yellow cat. LeptorhineLeptorhine Lep"to*rhine (l[e^]p"t[-o]*r[imac]n or *r[i^]n), a.
[Gr. lepto`s small + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose.] (Anat.)
Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to
platyrhine. Leptosomus discolorKirumbo Ki*rum"bo, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living
type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of
loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic
reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black. Leptospermum scopariumNew Zealand New` Zea"land
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand flax.
(a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having
very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish
a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the
like.
(b) The fiber itself.
New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum
scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of
which are used as a substitute for tea. Leptothrix
Leptothrix Lep"to*thrix (l[e^]p"t[-o]*thr[i^]ks), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. lepto`s small + qri`x hair.] (Biol.)
A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments
very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
LeptothrixLeptothrix Lep"to*thrix, a. [See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.)
Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria
when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of
filiform individuals. Ogmorhinus leptonyxSea leopard Sea" leop"ard (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially
Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the
Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor
seal. Phryma LeptostachyaLopseed Lop"seed`, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Phryma Leptostachya), having slender
seedlike fruits.
Meaning of Lepto from wikipedia
- Look up
lepto or
lepto- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Lepto may be: the
Modern Gr**** term for the Gr****
lepton unit of
currency an
informal term...
- Mānuka
honey (Māori pronunciation: [maːnʉka]) is a
monofloral honey produced from the
nectar of the mānuka tree,
Leptospermum scoparium. The mānuka tree...
- The lepton, dual
lepto,
plural lepta (Gr****: λεπτόν, λεπτώ, λεπτά), is the name of
various fractional units of
currency used in the Gr****-speaking world...
- "Ena
Lepto" (Gr****: Ένα Λεπτό; English: One Minute) is an
uptempo ballad by Gr****-Swedish
singer Helena Paparizou and is the
second single of the new...
- ευρώ (evró) is used; the Gr**** "cent"
coins are
denominated in λεπτό/ά (
leptó/á).
Official practice for English-language EU
legislation is to use the...
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Leptospermum /ˌlɛptəˈspɜːrməm, -toʊ-/ is a
genus of
shrubs and
small trees in the
myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees,
although this name...
- on the
common side in the
Roman alphabet. The euro cent is
known as the
lepto (λεπτό;
plural lepta, λεπτά) in Gr****, a name
which has also been used for...
-
Leptos Estates is a
property development group in Cyprus. Its
latest developments include Lim****ol Del Mar,
Adonis Beach Villas,
Coral Seas
Villas and...
- santim) Euro – the
coins bear the text "euro cent". Gr****
coins have ΛΕΠΤΟ ("
lepto") on the
obverse of the one-cent coin and ΛΕΠΤΑ ("lepta") on the obverse...
- with
positive excess kurtosis is
called leptokurtic, or leptokurtotic. "
Lepto-"
means "slender". A
leptokurtic distribution has
fatter tails. Examples...
