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leptomeninges
  • n  the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
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lepton
  • n  100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
  • n  an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
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leptopteris
  • n  including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
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leptopteris superba
  • n  New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea
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leptoptilus crumeniferus
  • n  large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
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leptospira
  • n  important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
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leptospirosis
  • n  an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
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leptosporangium
  • n  a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns
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leptotyphlops humilis
  • n  burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
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