"lesser" meaning in Anglais

See lesser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈlɛs.ɚ\, \ˈlɛs.ə\ Audio: En-us-lesser.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lesser.wav Forms: little [positive], littlest [superlative]
  1. Comparatif de little. Plus petit. Souvent utilisé pour nommer le plus petit des deux semblables.
    Sense id: fr-lesser-en-adj-FObZPTXy Categories (other): Adjectifs comparatifs en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: littler Derived forms: lesser anteater, Lesser Antilles, lesser evil, lesser kestrel, lesser panda
Categories (other): Formes d’adjectifs en anglais, Anglais

Noun

IPA: \ˈlɛs.ɚ\, \ˈlɛs.ə\ Audio: En-us-lesser.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lesser.wav Forms: lessers [plural]
  1. Chose ou personne considérée comme étant inférieure.
    Sense id: fr-lesser-en-noun-GLF-ujYg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Lemmes en anglais, Noms communs en anglais, Anglais

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lesser kestrel"
    },
    {
      "word": "lesser panda"
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