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Head Words - L
Labellate, Labelloid, Labia Cerebri, Labial Cartilages, Labial Glands, Labia Majora, Labia Minora (Nymphae), Labidophorous, Labile, Labiodental, Labium, Labracoglossidae, Labridae, Labrisomidae, Labroidei, Labyrinth, Labyrinth Fish, Labyrinthine, Labyrinthine (Labyrinthodont) Teeth, Labyrinthodontia, Laccate, Lacerta, Lacerated, Lacerate Foramina, Lacertidae, Lacertiform, Lacertilia, Lacertilia Vera, Lacertus, Lachrymal, Lachrymal (Lachrymal) Bone, Lachrymal (Lachrymal) Duct, Lachrymal (Lachrymal) Gland, Lachrymiform (Lachrimiform, Lacrimiform), Lachrimonasal, Lachrioid, Laciniate, Laciniform, Laciniolate, Lachrymal , Lactariidae, Lactation, Lactation Anoestrus, Lacteals, Lactiferous, Lactogen, Lactogenic Hormone, Lactogenesis, Lactogenic, Lacuna, Lacunae of Trophoblast, Lacunose, Lacunula, Lacus Lachrymal Is, Lacustrine, Ladder of Nature, Ladyfish, Laeotropic, Lag, Lagena, Lageniform, Lagerpetonidae, Lag Growth Phase, Lagomorpha (Duplicidentata), Lagomyidae, Lagopodous, Lagopus, Lagosuchidae, Lama, Lamarkism, Lambdoidal Crest, Lambeosauridae, Lamella, Lamellar, Lamellate, Lammeliferous, Lamelliform, Lamellipodia, Lamellirostral (Odontorhynchous), Lamina, Lamina Basalis, Lamina Choriocapillaris, Lamina Cribriforma (Lamina Cribrosa), Lamina Elastica, Lamina Papyracea, Lamina Perpendicularis, Lamina Propria, Laminar, Laminated, Lamina Terminalis, Lamini, Laminiform, Laminiplantar (Caligate), Lamnidae (Isuridae), Lamniformes, Lampbrush Chromosome, Lamper Eel, Lamprey, Lamprididae (erron. Lampridae), Lamproidei, Lampridiformes (erron. Lampriformes, Allotriognathi), Lanate, Lancelet, Lanceolate, Lanceoloidea, Land Bridge, Land-Locked Fish, Landolt’s Fiber, Langerhans, Follicles of, Langerhans, Islets of, Langhans’ Cells, Langhian, Languets (Languettes), Langur, Laniary, Laniferous (Lanigerous), Laniidae, Lanolin, Lantern-Eye Fish, Lantern Fish, Lanthanotidae, Lanuginose (Lanuginous), Lanugo, Lapidicolous, Lapillus, Lappet, Larder, Large-Eye Bream, Large Intestine, Largemouth Bass, Largenose Fish, Lari, Laridae, Lariidae, Lark, Laro-Lemicolae, Larva, Larvacea (Appendicularia), Larviform, Larvivorous, Larvule, Laryngeal, Laryngeal Cartilages, Laryngeal Prominence (Adam’s Apple, Pomum Adami), Laryngopharynx, Laryngotracheal, Larynx (pl. Larynges), Latebra, Latebricole, Latent, Latent Learning, Latent Period, Laterad, Lateral, Lateral Ethmoid (Ecto-Ethmoid), Lateral Fold Lizards, Lateral Ganglia, Lateralis Organ, Lateral Line System (Lateralis System, Acoustico-Lateralis System), Lateral Plate Mesoderm, Lateral Vesicles (Lateral Ventricles), Laterobronchi, Latereosensory, Laterosphenoid, Latimeria, Latimeriidae, Latin Mammal Region, Latiplantar, Latirostral, Latitudinal, Latitudinal Furrow, Latrididae, Laughing Frog, Laughing Thrush, Laurasia, Law of Independent Assortment, Law of Laplace, Law of Segregation, Layer of Langhans, Laying, Leaf Birds, Leaf Fish, Leaf-Nosed Bat, Leaf Warblers, Leafy Sea Dragon, Leaky Gene, Leap-Frog Migration, Learning, Leather Back (Leathery) Turtle, Leather Jackets, Lebiasinidae, Lechriodont, Lecithoblast, Lecithocoel, Left-Eye Flounder, Legio, Legion, Legless Lizard, Leiognathidae, Leiopelmatidae, Leiuperidae, Leitline, Leimocolous, Lek (Arena), Lekking, Lemming, Lemur, Lemuridae, Lemuriformes, Lemuroidea, Lens, Lens Pit, Lens Placode, Lentic, Lenticular, Lenticular (Ophthalmic, Oculomotor) Ganglion, Lenticulate, Lentiform, Lentiginose, Lentiginous, Leonardo’s Bundle (Moderator Band), Leopard, Leopard Frog, Leopard Seal, Leopard Snake, Lepidoid, Lepidogalaxiidae, Lepidogalaxioidei, Lepidomorium, Lepidophagous, Lepidopidae, Lepidosauria, Lepidosauromorpha, Lepidosiren, Lepidosirenidae, Lepidosireniformes, Lepidosis, Lepidosteidae, Lepidosteoid Scales, Lepidote, Lepidotrichia, Lepisosteidae (Lepidosteidae), Lepisosteiformes, Leporidae, Lepospondyli, Lepospondylous, Leprose, Leprous (Leperous), Leptobramidae, Leptocardii, Leptocephalidae, Leptocephaloid, Leptocephalus Larva, Leptocercal, Leptochariidae, Leptochilichthyidae, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylinae, Leptodactylous, Leptodermous, Leptolepidae, Leptolepiformes, Leptolepidomorpha, Leptomeninges, Leptonectidae, Leptonema, Leptopelinae, Leptoscopidae, Leptosomatidae, Leptosomatoidea, Leptotene Stage, Leptotyphlopidae (Glauconiidae), Lesser Omentum, Lesser Rorqual, Lethal Concentration 50 (LC50), Lethal Dose 50 (LD50, Median Lethal Dose), Lethal Equivalent Value, Lethal Genes, Lethal Mutation, Lethal Trait, Lethrinidae, Leuciscina, Leucism, Leucocyte (Plasmocyte), Leucophore, Levator (Elevator), Levigate, Leydig’s Cells, Leydig’s Duct, Lh, Lias, Lieberkühn’s Glands, Lien, Lienculus, Lieno-Gastric, Life, Life Cycle, Life Expectancy, Life History, Life Table, Life Zone Concept, Ligament, Ligamenta Flava, Ligamentum Nuchae, Lightfish, Lignicolous (Lignicole), Lignivorous, Lignophilic, Limb Buds, Limbic System, Limbus, Limen (Liminal), Lime Sacs, Limicolae, Limicolous, Limivorous, Limiting Factor (Ecological Factor), Limits of Tolerance, Limnetic (Limnophilous, Limnobiotic), Limnetic Zone, Limnion, Limnium, Limnobiology, Limnobiont, Limnobios, Limnodium, Limnodynastidae, Limnodophilous, Limnology, Limnophilous, Limnoscelidae, Limosa, Limpkin, Lincoln Index, Lindeman’s Efficiency (Gross Ecological Efficiency), Line, Linea Alba, Linea Aspera, Lineage, Linea Spendens, Lineolate, Line Transect, Ling, Lingua, Lingual, Lingual Artery And Vein, Lingual Plate, Linguiform, Linkage, Linkage Disequilibrium, Linkage Map, Linnaean, Linnaean Species, Linnaeus, Linophrynidae, Lion, Lionfish, Liparidae, Lipids, Lipocyte, Lipogenesis, Lipogenesis, Lipogenous, Lipogenyidae, Lipophores, Lipotyphla, Liquor Amnii, Liquor Folliculi, Lissamphibia, Lissencephalous, Lithite, Lithodomous, Lithophagous (Saxicavous, Saxicolous), Lithophilous (Saxatile), Litopterna, Litter, Littoral (Litoral), Littoral Fauna And Flora, Littoral Fish, Littoral Zone, Lituate, Live-Bearing Fish, Liver, Living Fossil, Lizard-Hipped Dinosaurs, Lizard, Lizardfish, Llama, Loach, Loach Goby, Lobate, Lobe, Lobe-Finned Fish, Lobi Inferiores, Lobotidae, Localization of Function, Lochmocolous, Lochmodophilous (Lochmophilus), Loch Ness Monster, Locomotion, Loculus, Locus Coeruleus, Locustella, Loggerhead Turtle, Logistic Growth, Loma, Longevity, Longipennate, Longirostral, Longirostrate, Longisection, Longisquama Insignis, Long-Legged Bat, Longneck Eels, Longnose Chimaera, Longnosed Batfish, Longnosed Viper, Longspurs, Longtailed Ground Roller, Long-Tailed Reef-Eel, Long-Tailed Tits, Long-Whiskered Catfish, Longworth Trap, Loop Migration, Loop of Henlé, Loosejaws, Loph, Lophichthyidae, Lophiidae, Lophiiformes, Lophiodontidae, Lophioidei, Lophium, Lophobranchiate, Lophobranchii, Lophocercal, Lophodont, Lophophilous, Lophoselenodont, Lophosteiformes, Lophosteon, Lophotidae, Lord Derby’s Zonure, Lordosis, Lore, Loreal, Lorenz, Konrad, Lorenzini’s Ampullae, Lorica, Loricariidae, Loricata, Loricate, Loricati, Lories, Lorisidae (Loridae), Loris, Lorisiformes, Lotic, Lotka-Volterra Equations, Louvar, Lovebird, Loxocemidae, Loxodont, Loxodonta Africana, Luciae, Luciferous, Lucifugous, Luciocephalidae, Ludwig Effect, Ludwig’s Theory, Lumbar, Lumbarization, Lumbar Vertebrae, Lumbocostal, Lumbosacral, Lumbrical, Lumbriciform, Lumen, Luminescence, Lumper, Lumping, Lumpsucker, Lunar Bone, Lunate, Lunar, Lunette, Lung, Lungfish, Lungless Salamanders, Lung Ventilation, Lure, Lutein Cells, Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Luteofuscous, Luteotrophic Hormone (Luteotrophin, LTH), Lutin, Lutjanidae, Lutrinae, Luvaridae, Lycaon Pictus, Lydekker’s Line, Lygophilous, Lymph, Lymphatic System, Lymphatic Vessels, Lymphatic Tissue, Lymph Glands, Lymph Hearts, Lymph Nodes (Lymph Glands), Lymphocyte, Lymphoid, Lymph Sinuses, Lyomeri (Saccopharyngiformes), Lyra, Lyrebird, Lysenkoism, Lysogeny, Lysorophidae, Lyssa/Lytta.