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• leaf-like — adjective resembling a leaf • Syn: ↑leaflike • Similar to: ↑leafy …   Useful english dictionary

• leaf-like appendage — oral fimbria (one of a series of small tag like appendages around the perimeter of the oral disc of lampreys (Petromyzontiformes), presumed to help create an effective seal when the lamprey is attached to its host and also probably sensory. Also… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Leaf-nosed Lizard — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 2 …   Wikipedia

• Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree …   Wikipedia

• leaf — noun (plural leaves) 1》 a flattened structure of a plant, typically green and blade like, in which photosynthesis and transpiration mainly take place.     ↘(often in phr. in/into leaf) the state of having leaves. 2》 a single thickness of paper,… …   English new terms dictionary

• leaf — /lif / (say leef) noun (plural leaves /livz / (say leevz)) 1. one of the expanded, usually green, organs borne by the stem of a plant. 2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 3. a petal: a rose leaf. 4. foliage or leafage. 5 …  

• Leaf-toed gecko — Taxobox | name = Leaf toed gecko image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Gekkonidae genus = Phyllodactylus species = P. xanti binomial = Phyllodactylus xanti The Leaf toed gecko (… …   Wikipedia

• leaf insect — noun a large slow moving tropical insect with a flattened leaf like body. [Family Phylliidae.] …   English new terms dictionary

• Leaf — (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Leaf beetle — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English