| lamellicorn | <zoology> Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; said of certain coleopterous insects. Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; said of antennae. A lamellicorn insect. Origin: Lamella + L. Cornu a horn: cf. F. Lamellicorne. See Lamella. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lamellicornia | <zoology> A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles. Synonym: Lamellicornes. Origin: NL. See Lamellicorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lamellipodium | Flattened projection from the surface of a cell, often associated with locomotion of fibroblasts. (18 Nov 1997) |
| lamellirostral | <zoology> Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese. Origin: Lamella + rostral: cf. F. Lamellirostre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lamellirostres | <ornithology> A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in which the bill is lamellate. Origin: NL. See Lamella, and Rostrum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lameness, animal | A departure from the normal gait in animals. It is also called claudication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lamentation | 1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning. "In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping" (Matt. Ii. 18) 2. A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents. Origin: F. Lamentation, L. Lamentatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |