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lantern jaw
lantern pinion
lantern slide
lantern wheel
lanthanide
lanthanide series
lanthanum
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lanugo
Lanús
lanyard
Lanzarote
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lanugo
la·nu·go [ lə ngō ] (plural la·nu·gos or la·nu·go)


noun 
Definition:
 
downy covering: a covering of soft downy hairs, especially those on a developing human fetus or newborn infant
[15th century. < Latin< lana "wool"]

la·nu·gi·nous [ lə njənəss ] adjective
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