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Herp vs Lerp - What's the difference?

herp | lerp |

As nouns the difference between herp and lerp

is that herp is (colloquial) a reptile or amphibian while lerp is (uncountable) a sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.

As an abbreviation lerp is

(mathematics|computing) linear interpolation.

herp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial) a reptile or amphibian

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    lerp

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves
  • * 2010 Wendy Zukerman, " Receding gums]", [[wikipedia:New Scientist, New Scientist], 11 september 2010, pg 44
    • These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp .
  • The lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (mathematics, computing) linear interpolation

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