Defn: An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes.
LOPHOPHORE
Loph"o*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the
Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata.
LOPHOPODA
Lo*phop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Phylactolemata.
LOPHOSTEON Lo*phos"te*on, n. ; pl. L. Lophostea, E. Lophosteons. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
LOPPARD
Lop"pard, n. Etym: [Lop + -ard.]
Defn: A tree, the top of which has been lopped off. [Eng.]
LOPPER
Lop"per, n.