(humorous) Part of the name of some (often fictional) species of animal, used as a placeholder for some obscure species that is of little interest or importance.

plural of lesser trochanter

plural of lesser ape

(religion, liturgy) A reference to the versicles and responses, with the Lord's Prayer, that follow the Apostles' Creed at morning prayer and evening prayer.

plural of lesser sac

Dryobates minor, a species of woodpecker, principally of cooler regions of Eurasia.

(law) A crime the elements of which coincide with the elements of a more serious crime, from which the prosecutor is therefore precluded from separately charging a criminal defendant.

(anatomy) Synonym of small saphenous vein

plural of lesser included offense

plural of lesser spotted woodpecker