Defn: Leprose.
— Lep"rous*ly, adv.
— Lep"rous*ness, n.
LEPRY
Lep"ry, n.
Defn: Leprosy. [Obs.] Holland.
LEPTIFORM
Lep"ti*form, a. Etym: [Leptus + -form.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a form somewhat like leptus; — said of active insect larvæ having three pairs of legs. See Larva.
LEPTOCARDIA
Lep`to*car"di*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus. [Written also Leptocardii.]
LEPTOCARDIAN
Lep`to*car"di*an a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Leptocardia.
— n.
Defn: One of the Leptocardia.