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lamellibranch
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noun
  1. any marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk, of the class Lamellibranchia; includes the clams, scallops and oysters
lancelet
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noun
  1. any of a group of primitive marine animals, of subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord instead of a backbone
lappet
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noun
  1. A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
leech
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noun
  1. An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
  2. A person who derives profit from others, in a parasitic fashion.
  3. (obsolete) A physician.
verb (leech, es)
  1. To apply a medicinally.
  2. To drain the resources of, without giving back.
Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.
limpet
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noun
  1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
lob
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noun
  1. (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
The guard launched a desperate over the outstretched arms of the defender.
verb (lobs, lobbing, lobbed)
  1. To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.
lobster
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noun
  1. A crustacean of the Nephrodidae family, normally red in colour, with claws, which is used as an expensive seafood.
  2. (historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
Lug
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proper noun
  1. (alternative spelling of, Lugh)

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