linophrynids
plural of linophrynid

linsang
Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.
Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.

linsangs
plural of linsang

linyphiid
Any spider of the family Linyphiidae; a sheet weaver.

linyphiids
plural of linyphiid

lioncel
A small lion, when one of several in a coat of arms.

lioncelle
Alternative form of lioncel.
Treated as feminine and applied figuratively to a woman; a lioness.

lioncelles
plural of lioncelle

lioncels
plural of lioncel

lionling
A small lion.
A young lion.

lionlings
plural of lionling

liotiid
Any gastropod in the family Liotiidae.

liotiids
plural of liotiid

liparid
Any fish in the family Liparidae.

liparids
plural of liparid

liphistiid
Any spider in the family Liphistiidae.

liphistiids
plural of liphistiid

liptooth
A North American terrestrial snail of the genus Daedalochila or Linisa.

liroceratid
Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Liroceratidae.

liroceratids
plural of liroceratid

listrophorid
Any mite in the family Listrophoridae.

listrophorids
plural of listrophorid

lithodid
Any of the crab-like crustaceans in the family Lithodidae, including king crabs.

lithodids
plural of lithodid

lithornithid
Any extinct bird in the family Lithornithidae.

lithornithids
plural of lithornithid

lithosiine
Any lichen moth of the tribe Lithosiini

lithosiines
plural of lithosiine

litiopid
Any sea snail in the family Litiopidae.

litiopids
plural of litiopid

litoptern
An extinct hoofed mammal of the order †Litopterna, from the Cenozoic period.

litopterns
plural of litoptern

littorarian
Any sea snail in the genus Littoraria, which are a genus of periwinkles.

littorarians
plural of littorarian

littorinimorph
Any snail of the order Littorinimorpha

littorinimorphs
plural of littorinimorph

lobefin
Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii.

lobefins
plural of lobefin

lobophylliid
Any stony coral of the family Lobophylliidae

lobophylliids
plural of lobophylliid

lobotid
Any fish in the family Lobotidae; a tripletail.

lobotids
plural of lobotid

lobsterling
A young or miniature lobster.

lobsterlings
plural of lobsterling

lobsterwoman
A female fisher for lobsters, Female equivalent of lobsterman.
A female alien or monster that appears like a hybrid of a human and a lobster.

lobsterwomen
plural of lobsterwoman

lonchaeid
Any fly of the family Lonchaeidae.

lonchaeids
plural of lonchaeid

lonchopterid
Any fly of the family Lonchopteridae.

lonchopterids
plural of lonchopterid

longidorid
Any nematode of the family Longidoridae

longidorids
plural of longidorid

longspur
A specific type of bird, of the genus Calcarius; it has a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.

longwing
Any of the nymphalid butterfly subfamily Heliconiinae.
A falcon of a particular class used in falconry.

longwings
plural of longwing

lophialetid
Any extinct odd-toed ungulate of the family †Lophialetidae

lophialetids
plural of lophialetid

lophocoronid
Any moth in the family Lophocoronidae.

lophocoronids
plural of lophocoronid

lophogastrid
Any malacostracan crustacean of the order Lophogastrida

lophospirid
Any extinct sea snail in the family Lophospiridae.

lophospirids
plural of lophospirid

lophosteiform
Any fossil fish of the family Lophosteiformes

lophosteiforms
plural of lophosteiform

lophotid
Any fish in the family Lophotidae, the crestfish or unicornfish.

lophotids
plural of lophotid

lophyohyline
Any frog of the subfamily Lophyohylinae

lophyohylines
plural of lophyohyline

loricariid
Any catfish in the family Loricariidae.

loricariids
plural of loricariid

lottiid
Any gastropod in the family Lottiidae.

lottiids
plural of lottiid

louisinid
Any extinct mammal of the genus †Louisina

louisinids
plural of louisinid

lovenellid
Any hydroid in the family Lovenellidae

lovenellids
plural of lovenellid

loveniid
Any sea urchin in the family Loveniidae

loveniids
plural of loveniid

loxonematid
Any extinct gastropod in the family Loxonematidae.

loxonematids
plural of loxonematid

luciferid
Any crustacean in the family Luciferidae.

luciferids
plural of luciferid

lumbriculid
Any worm of the family Lumbriculidae.

lumbriculids
plural of lumbriculid

lumbrinerid
Any annelid of the family Lumbrineridae

lumbrinerids
plural of lumbrinerid

lungworm
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.

lungworms
plural of lungworm

luperine
Any moth of the genus Luperina

luperines
plural of luperine

lutefish
Any of a family of characiform fish (Citharinidae), including the genera Citharidium (one species), Citharinops (one species), and Citharinus (6 species).

lutefishes
plural of lutefish

luvarid
Any fish in the family Luvaridae.

luvarids
plural of luvarid

lycosid
Any spider in the family Lycosidae; a wolf spider.

lycosids
plural of lycosid

lyctid
Any beetle in the family Lyctidae.

lyctids
plural of lyctid

lymantrid
Alternative spelling of lymantriid.

lymantrids
plural of lymantrid

lymantriid
Any of the moth subfamily Lymantriinae, formerly a family.

lymantriids
plural of lymantriid

lymantriine
Any moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae

lymantriines
plural of lymantriine

lymexylid
Any beetle in the family Lymexylidae.

lymexylids
plural of lymexylid

lymnaeid
Any pond snail in the family Lymnaeidae.

lymnaeids
plural of lymnaeid

lyonetiid
Any moth in the family Lyonetiidae.

lyonetiids
plural of lyonetiid

lypusid
Any moth in the family Lypusidae.

lypusids
plural of lypusid

lysianassid
Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.

lysianassids
plural of lysianassid

lysianassoid
Any crustacean of the family Lysianassidae.

lysianassoids
plural of lysianassoid

lysiosquillid
Any mantis shrimp in the family Lysiosquillidae.

lysiosquillids
plural of lysiosquillid

lyssianassid
Misspelling of lysianassid.

lyssomanine
A jumping spider of the subfamily Lyssomaninae.

lyssomanines
plural of lyssomanine

macariid
Any moth in the family Macariidae, now considered to be the geometrid tribe Macariini.

macariids
plural of macariid

macellicephalin
Any polychaete worm of the subfamily Macellicephalinae

macellicephalins
plural of macellicephalin

machaeridian
A fossil form of segmented (annelid) worm, of the class Machaeridia, that had a scaly armour of mineralised plates

machaeridians
plural of machaeridian

machaerotid
Any insect in the family Machaerotidae.

machaerotids
plural of machaerotid

machairodont
Any sabre-toothed animal of the subfamily Machairodontinae

machairodontine
Any extinct carnivore of the subfamily Machairodontinae

machairodontines
plural of machairodontine

machairodonts
plural of machairodont

machilid
A wingless insect in the Machilidae family, able to jump long distances when disturbed.

machilids
plural of machilid

macluritid
Any extinct gastropod in the family Macluritidae.

macluritids
plural of macluritid

macraucheniid
Any extinct hoofed mammal of the family Macraucheniidae.

macraucheniids
plural of macraucheniid

macrobaenid
Any extinct turtle of the family †Macrobaenidae

macrobaenids
plural of macrobaenid

macrochelid
Any mite in the family Macrochelidae.

macrochelids
plural of macrochelid

macrochoanite
A fossil nautiloid of the family Macrochoanites

macrochoanites
plural of macrochoanite

macroconch
The female form of an ammonite (that has a larger shell than the male (the microconch).

macroconches
plural of macroconch

macroconchs
plural of macroconch

macrofauna
Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.

macrofaunae
plural of macrofauna

macrofaunas
plural of macrofauna

macroglossine
Any moth of the tribe Macroglossini