| Leo |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Cancer and Virgo and containing the bright star Regulus; Lion. [3 definitions] |
| Leonardo |
see "da Vinci." |
| Leonardo da Vinci |
an Italian painter, sculptor, engineer, musician, and scientist (b.1452--d.1519). |
| leone |
the chief monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equaling one hundred cents. |
| Leonid |
any shower of meteors occurring annually in mid-November and appearing to radiate from the constellation Leo. |
| Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy |
Russian author and social critic (b.1828--d.1910). |
| leonine |
of or characteristic of lions. [2 definitions] |
| leopard |
a large, spotted wild cat found in southern Asia and Africa. [2 definitions] |
| leotard |
an elastic one-piece garment worn by dancers, acrobats, and the like to cover their bodies while allowing freedom of movement. |
| leper |
a person afflicted with leprosy. [2 definitions] |
| lepido- |
scale; scaly. |
| lepidopteran |
a moth or butterfly. |
| lepidopterist |
a scientist who studies or collects butterflies and moths. |
| lepidopteron |
a lepidopterous insect; lepidopteran. |
| lepidopterous |
of or relating to an order of insects consisting of the moths and butterflies. |
| leprechaun |
in Irish folklore, an elf with knowledge of secret treasure for whomever can catch him. |
| leprosy |
a progressive disease caused by bacterial infection that affects skin and nerves and produces ulcerations, swelling, spreading anesthesia, and loss of fingers and toes. |
| leprous |
of, characteristic of, or resembling leprosy. [3 definitions] |
| -lepsy |
seizure; attack; fit. |
| leptin |
a protein hormone made by fat cells that inhibits hunger. |
| lepton1 |
a former monetary unit of Greece equalling one hundredth of a drachma. |