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labium
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noun (labi, a)
  1. (anatomy) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
  2. (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.
lac
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noun
  1. A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect.
lacewing
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noun
  1. any of several gauzy-winged insects of the families Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae
ladybug
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noun
  1. (North America) any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell. Also called ladybird or lady beetle. See w:Coccinellidae for more information.
larva
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noun (larv, ae)
  1. A stage of growth for some insects, in which they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub after hatching from their egg
  2. an animal in the aforementioned stage.
  3. A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
larval
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adjective
  1. the state of or being a larva
leatherjacket
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noun
  1. The larva of some crane flies
  2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
  3. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Lepidoptera
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proper noun
  1. (entomology) a taxonomic order, within class Insecta - the butterflies, moths and skippers
lice
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noun
  1. (irregular plural of, louse)
lightning bug
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noun (plural lightning bugs)
  1. Another name for the firefly.
locust
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noun
  1. A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
longhorn
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noun
  1. a breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States
looper
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noun
  1. An instrument or tool, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
  2. An inchworm or measuring worm
louse
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noun (lice)
  1. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera.
verb (lous, es)
  1. To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse
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