Læmodipod Læ·mod"i·pod noun (Zoology) One of the Læmodipoda.
Læmodipoda Læ`mo·dip"o·da noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... throat + ... twice + ..., ..., foot.]
(Zoology) A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus , and Caprella are examples.
Læmodipodous Læ`mo·dip"o·dous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Læmodipoda.
Lætere Sunday Læ·te"re Sun"day The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word Lætare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.
Lævigate Læv"i·gate adjective [ See
Levigate .]
(Biol.) Having a smooth surface, as if polished.
Lævo- Læ"vo- A prefix. See Levo .
Lævorotatory Læ"vo·ro"ta·to·ry adjective Same as Levorotatory . Confer Dextrorotatory .
Lævulose Læv"u·lose` noun (Chemistry) See Levulose .
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