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LEPAS
Lepas, genus Lepas
(noun) type genus of the family Lepadidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Le"pas, n. Etym: [L., a limpet, fr. Gr. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle. See Barnacle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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