adj, lit*tler  or  less  or  les*ser  lit*tlest  or  least   :  not big: as  a  :  small in size or extent <has feet>   b  of a plant or animal  :  small in comparison with related forms - used in vernacular names .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  LDL  lu·te·al 
 
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