Associations to the word «Laelaps»

Wiktionary

LAELAPS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Laelapidae   — mites that are ectoparasites of rodents.
LAELAPS, proper noun. (obsolete) Now Dryptosaurus.
LAELAPS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A dog who never failed to catch what he was hunting.

Wise words

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