| labdiognathous |
web-spinning spider species |
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| labial |
pertaining to the lips |
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| lactation |
to produce milk for purposes of suckling young |
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| lactrodectism |
the advanced effects of a certain type of spider bite |
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| lahar |
Avalanche of debris consisting of rocks of
various sizes in mud |
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| large stock unit (lsu) |
a bovine animal of 450 kg (992 lbs), increasing in mass by 500 g (1.1 lbs) daily on grazing with a digestibility of 55 %. |
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| larva |
an insect from the time it leaves the egg up until it changes into a pupa |
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| latex |
the milky liquid found in the leaves and stems of certain plants |
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| lava |
Molten rock erupted from a volcano; the
term is also used to describe the solidified form |
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| layered intrusion |
Igneous intrusion consisting
of layers of rock of different mineralogical
composition |
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| leaching |
the moving of nutrients and minerals through the soil profile by the action of water |
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| lek |
A breeding ground or arena where territorial males cluster around a central area, to which oestrous females come to mate with a few of the most centrally located and fittest males. |
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| lentic |
pertaining to standing water such as lakes and ponds |
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| leucism |
[leukism]is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals caused by a recessive allele. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in all types of skin pigment, not just melanin. |
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| lichen |
a plant made up of an algae and a fungus growing in a symbiotic relationship |
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| lick |
see Mineral Lick or Supplementary Feeding |
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| light year |
the distance one would travel if you could move at the speed of light for 365 days in a straight line |
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| lignification |
grasses becoming older and producing ligin (plant cell type) making them harder and less palatable |
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| limiting factor |
a condition defining whether an organism will survive in a given place or not, e.g. , availability of water |
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| lithification |
Process by which loose sediment is
converted into sedimentary rock; cementation
and compaction are the two most important
processes involved |
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| lithological discontinuity |
the process which gives rise to a soil profile consisting of soils originating from different parent materials |
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| lithosphere |
portion of the earth consisting of soil and rock |
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| lithosphere (2) |
Relatively rigid outer layer of Earth,
including the crust and upper part of the mantle |
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| live sales |
the selling of live game for establishing new populations or introducing genetic material into existing populations. |
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| liverworts |
Plants without vascular conducting tissue (no xylem or phloem tubules). They are in the same group as mosses and look similar. |
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| liverworts (2) |
Group of non-vascular, seedless land
plants resembling broad-leaved mosses that
grow in damp places |
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| longevity |
life-span |
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| lotic |
pertaining to flowing water |
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| low velocity layer (zone) |
See asthenosphere |
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| lowveld |
The North Eastern region of South Africa, encompassing the Mpumalanga and Northern Provinces (Kruger National Park and the land to the west of it extending for 400 Km (250 miles). |
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| loxodonta |
the Generic name for elephants. From the Latin 'loxos' meaning a lozenge and 'donta' meaning tooth. The name refers to the lozenge-shaped ridges on the molar (chewing) teeth of elephants. |
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| lsu |
Large Stock Unit / Livestock Unit |
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| lucerne |
an artificially-grown form of hay |
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| lumbar vertebrae |
pertaining to the lower spine |
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| lvz |
See asthenosphere |
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| lystrosaurus |
Genus of dicynodont mammal-like
reptiles (therapsids) living at the time of the
Permo-Triassic extinction; one of the few
land-living vertebrates to have survived
this calamity |
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