Lark's"-heel` (?), n. (Bot.) Indian cress.
Lark"spur (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium),
having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the
North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D.
Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals
bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.
Lar"mi*er (?), n. [F., fr. larme tear, drop, L. lacrima. See
Lachrymose.] (Anat.) See Tearpit.
La"roid (?), a. [Larus + - oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Gull
family (Laridæ).
Lar"rup (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larruped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Larruping.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating
the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.] To beat or
flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Forby.
Lar"ry (?), n. Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.
Lar"um (?), n. See Alarum, and Alarm.
Lar"va (lär"v), n.; pl. L. Larvæ (-væ), E. Larvas (-vz). [L. larva
ghost, specter, mask.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any young insect from the time that
it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During
this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or
color each time. The larvæ of many insects are much like the adults in
form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings
appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvæ
are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called
caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.
2. (Zoöl.) The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of
a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape.
Lar"val (-val), a. [L. larvalis ghostly. See Larva.] (Zoöl.) Of or
pertaining to a larva.
||Lar*va"li*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Larval.] (Zoöl.) An order of
||Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called
||because certain larval features are retained by them through life.
||Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia.
||
Lar"va*ted (?), a. [L. larvatus bewitched. See Larva.] Masked; clothed
as with a mask.
Larve (lärv), n.; pl. Larves (lärvz). [F.] A larva.
Lar"vi*form (?), a. [Larva + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form or
structure of a larva.
Lar*vip"a*rous (?), a. [Larva + L. parete to bring forth.] (Zoöl.)
Depositing living larvæ, instead of eggs; -- said of certain insects.
La"ry (l"r), n. [Cf. F. lare sea gull, L. larus a sort of sea bird, Gr.
la`ros.] A guillemot; -- called also lavy. [Prov. Eng.]
Lar`yn*ge"al (?), a. [From Larynx.] Of or pertaining to the larynx;
adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.
Lar`yn*ge"an (?), a. See Laryngeal.
||Lar`yn*gis"mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. laryggismo`s a croaking. See
||Larynx.] (Med.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to
||contraction or closure of the opening.
||
||Lar`yn*gi"tis (?), n. [NL. See Larynx, and -tis.] (Med.) Inflammation
||of the larynx.
||
La*ryn`go*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to laryngology.
Lar`yn*gol"o*gist (?), n. One who applies himself to laryngology.
Lar`yn*gol"o*gy (?), n. [Larynx + -logy.] Systematized knowledge of the
action and functions of the larynx; in pathology, the department which
treats of the diseases of the larynx.
Lar`yn*goph"o*ny (?), n. [Larynx + Gr. (&?;) voice.] The sound of the
voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the
larynx.
La*ryn"go*scope (?), n. [Larynx + -scope.] (Surg.) An instrument,
consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon
the larynx, and for examining its image.
La*ryn`go*scop"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the inspection of the
larynx.
Lar`yn*gos"co*pist (?), n. One skilled in laryngoscopy.
Lar`yn*gos"co*py (?), n. The art of using the laryngoscope;
investigations made with the laryngoscope.
La*ryn"go*tome (?), n. (Surg.) An instrument for performing
laryngotomy.
Lar`yn*got"o*my (?), n. [Gr. (&?;); (&?;), (&?;), the larynx + te`mnein
to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the
larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when
obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.
La*ryn`go*tra"che*al (?), a. [Larynx + tracheal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to
both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.
La*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my (?), n. [Larynx + tracheotomy.] (Surg.) The
operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea,
-- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.
Lar"ynx (lr"ks; 277), n. [NL. from Gr. la`rygx, - yggos.] (Anat.) The
expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid
bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice
by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air
passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an
opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike
epiglottis.
In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid cartilage, attached
to the hyoid bone, makes the protuberance on the front of the neck
known as Adam's apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid
cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind, where, within the
thyroid, it is surmounted by the two arytenoid cartilages, from which
the vocal cords pass forward to be attached together to the front of
the thyroid. See Syrinx.
Las (?), n. A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Las, a. & adv. Less. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Las"car (?), n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery
man, a cooly, a native sailor.] A native sailor, employed in European
vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a
camp follower. [East Indies]
Las"ci*ous (?), a. Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] "To depaint lascious
wantonness." Holland.
Las*civ"i*en*cy (ls*sv"*en*s), n. [See Lascivient.] Lasciviousness;
wantonness. [Obs.]
Las*civ"i*ent (-ent), a. [L. lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton,
fr. lascivus. See Lascivious.] Lascivious. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Las*civ"i*ous (-s), a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton;
cf. Gr. la`stauros lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1.
Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.