LEPTOSTRACA
Lep*tos"tra*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms.
LEPTOTHRIX
Lep"to*thrix, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.
LEPTOTHRIX
Lep"to*thrix, a. Etym: [See Leptothrix, n. ] (Biol.)
Defn: Having the form of a little chain; — applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form chain of filiform individuals.
LEPTUS
Lep"tus, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; — sometimes used as a generic name. See Harvest mite, under Harvest.
LEPTYNITE
Lep"ty*nite, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Granulite.