Topic: BIOLOGY
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less‧er
[only before noun]
[only before noun]1 formal not as large, as important, or as much as something else [≠ greater]: They originally asked for $5 million, but finally settled for a lesser sum.
They originally asked for $5 million, but finally settled for a lesser sum.➔ lesser mortals
at mortal2; ➔ to a greater or lesser extent
at extent (1)2 the less unpleasant or harmful of two unpleasant choices
the lesser of two evils
alsothe lesser evil
3HB technical used in the names of some types of animal, bird, or plant that are slightly smaller than the main type
—lesser adverb: the lesser-known artists of the period one of Glasgow's lesser used venues
the lesser-known artists of the periodone of Glasgow's lesser used venues