Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, an accumulation of more or less gummy material at the edges of the eyelids: a feature sometimes of conjunctivitis and sometimes of marginal blepharitis. Also called
lippitudo .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippitude.
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Examples
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The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) – which along with the domesticated llama (Lama glama), the alpaca (Lama pacos), and the wild guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is one of four distinctive camel species found in the Tropical Andes – represents an important conservation success story for this hotspot.
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The Andean camelids are found in these and other ecoregions, including the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna), llama (Lama glama), guanaco (Lama guanacoe), and alpaca (Lama pacos).
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The puma, the jaguar, the tapir, the capybara, the llama, or glama, and vicuna, and the whole tribe of sapajous, were to them entirely new animals, of which they had not the smallest idea ....
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume III: Modern development of the physical sciences 1904
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Aymara peasants try to hold a llama (Lama glama) during the 4th Millenarian Camelids Fair at La Ceja de El Alto near La Paz, Bolivia.
My Sinchew - 2009
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An Aymara woman watches llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas
My Sinchew - 2009
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Young male llamas (Lama glama) were injected at days 0, 21, 35 and 56 with 0.5 mg of recombinant TcTSs, using aluminum hydroxide as adjuvant.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Laura Ratier et al. 2008
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