‖n. [ NL. ] See Kleptomania. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ Gr.
n. [ Gr.
n. A person affected with kleptomania. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia. --
n. [ Gr.
n. [ See leptodactyl. ] A natural family of New World frogs; in some classifications it is essentially coextensive with the family
a. Having slender toes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The type genus of the
n. A genus of leaf-footed bugs.
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. (Physics) an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions but does not participate in the strong interaction; it has a baryon number of 0. Some known leptons are the
n. A genus including some ferns sometimes placed in genus
n. A genus of birds including the adjutant bird (Leptoptilus dubius, also called adjutant stork) and marabous.
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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖ a. [ See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]