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lace up
lace-up
Lacedaemonian
lacemaking
lacerate
lacerating
Lacerta
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lac insect
lac in·sect (plural lac in·sects)


noun 
Definition:
 
Asian insect: an insect, the female of which secretes a substance lac that was formerly used to make shellac. Native to: South Asia.  Latin name Laccifer lacca.
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