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Anglophobe
Anglophobia An`glo*pho"bi*a, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.] Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. -- An"glo*phobe, n.
Anglophobia
Anglophobia An`glo*pho"bi*a, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.] Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. -- An"glo*phobe, n.
Cephalophora
Cephalophora Ceph`a*loph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? head + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) The cephalata.
Collophore
Collophore Col"lo*phore, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola. (b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
Colophonite
Colophonite Col"o*pho*nite (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[-o]*n[imac]t or k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. colophonite. So named from its resemblance to the color of colophony.] (Min.) A coarsely granular variety of garnet.
Holophotal
Holophotal Hol`o*pho"tal, a. [Holo + Gr. ?, ?, light.] (Opt.) Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.
Holophote
Holophote Hol"o*phote, n. A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.
Lophobranch
Lophobranch Loph"o*branch, a. [Gr. ? crest or tuft + ? gill.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii. -- n. One of the Lophobranchii.
Lophobranchiate
Lophobranchiate Loph`o*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Lophobranchii.
Lophobranchii
Lophobranchii Loph`o*bran"chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a crest or tuft + ? gill.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes.
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Tilefish Tile"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus cham[ae]leonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots. Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in 1882.
Lophophore
Lophophore Loph"o*phore, n. [Gr. ? a crest or tuft + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata.
Lophopoda
Lophopoda Lo*phop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest or tuft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Phylactolemata.
Lophopoda
Phylactolaema Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma, Phylactolaemata Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to guard + ? the gullet.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is covered by an epistome. Called also Lophopoda, and hippocrepians.
Lophornis reginae
Spangle Span"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spangling.] To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled breastplate. --Donne. What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak. Spangled coquette (Zo["o]l.), a tropical humming bird (Lophornis regin[ae]). See Coquette, 2.
Lophostea
Lophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E. Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Lophosteon
Lophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E. Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Lophosteons
Lophosteon Lo*phos"te*on, n.; pl. L. Lophostea, E. Lophosteons. [NL., from Gr. ? a crest + ? a bone.] (Anat.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Lophothuria Fabricii
Sea orange Sea" or"ange (Zo["o]l.) A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
Megalophonous
Megalophonous Meg`a*loph"o*nous, a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh` voice.] Having a loud voice.
Metallophone
Metallophone Me*tal"lo*phone, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ? sound.] (Music) (a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. (b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars.
Paradisaea or Lophorina superba
Superb Su*perb", a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.] 1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. 3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise (Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black, with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright metallic green. Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
Phyllophorous
Phyllophorous Phyl*loph"o*rous, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. ? to bear.] (Bot.) Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.
Xylophone
Xylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle. 2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood. --Knight.

Meaning of Lopho from wikipedia

- Shaochilong ("shark toothed dragon") -lopho-, -lophus: Pronunciation: /lɒfoʊ/, /ləfəs/. Origin: Ancient Gr****: λόφος (lóphos). Meaning: A bird's crest. Used...
- rotate but coordinate to produce coherent thrust. Lophotrichous bacteria (lopho Gr**** combining term meaning crest or tuft) have multiple flagella located...
- distinct genus. The current genus name, Lophophanes, is from the Ancient Gr**** lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show". The specific cristatus is Latin for "crested"...
- Ortmann, 1892 Calappa karenae Ng & Lai, 2012 Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002 Calappa lophos (Herbst, 1782) Calappa monilicanthus Latreille, 1812 Calappa nitida Galil...
- new genus name Dilophosaurus, from the Gr**** words di (δι) meaning "two", lophos (λόφος) meaning "crest", and sauros (σαυρος) meaning "lizard": "two-crested...
- of birds in the family Paridae. The genus name is from the Ancient Gr**** lophos, "crest", and phaino, "to show". It contains the following species: "Paridae"...
- lophop****s are found in aquatic organisms. Lophop**** is derived from the Gr**** lophos (crest, tuft) and -p****, -phoros (φορος) (bearing), a derivative of phérein...
- in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Gr**** language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning 'diver'. The bird is striking in appearance;...
- combination of the Latin pene meaning "almost" or "nearly", the Ancient Gr**** lophos meaning "crest" and -oidēs "resembling". While the taxonomic history of...
- combination of the New Latin word cephal, meaning head, and the Gr**** word lophos, meaning crest. The three disputed species in Cephalophus are Brooke's duiker...