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Cleptomania
Cleptomania 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.
Leptocardia
Leptocardia 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.]
Leptocardian
Leptocardian Lep`to*car"di*an (-an), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia. -- n. One of the Leptocardia.
Leptocardii
Leptocardia 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.]
Leptodactyl
Leptodactyl 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 Weddelli
Sea 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 olivaris
Bashaw 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.
Leptorhine
Leptorhine 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 discolor
Kirumbo 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 scoparium
New 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.
Leptothrix
Leptothrix 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 leptonyx
Sea 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 Leptostachya
Lopseed 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...
- Leptos Estates is a property development group in Cyprus. Its latest developments include Lim****ol Del Mar, Adonis Beach Villas, Coral Seas Villas and...
- Mānuka honey (Māori pronunciation: [maːnʉka]) is a monofloral honey produced from the nectar of the mānuka tree, Leptospermum scoparium. The mānuka tree...
- Leptospermum /ˌlɛptəˈspɜːrməm, -toʊ-/ is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name...
- "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...
- Alexander Jannaeus prior to 76 BCE. In modern Greece, lepton (modern form: lepto, λεπτό) is the name of the 1⁄100 denomination of all the official currencies...
- Baculentulus leptos is a species of proturan in the family Acerentomidae. It is found in Southern Asia. "Baculentulus leptos Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- 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...
- Andropogon leptos Steud. Chrysopogon tener Nees ex Steud. Sorghum lepton (Steud.) ****ze Garnotiella philippinensis Stapf Garnotia leptos (Steud.) Stapf...
- (Finland), ⟨c.⟩ (Ireland) and ⟨Λ⟩ (the capital letter lambda for Λεπτό Leptó in Greece): (for example, 10 ct., 10c., 10Λ, 10 snt. The US style ⟨¢⟩ is...