limacineadj.n.
/ˈlʌɪməsʌɪn//ˈlʌɪməsɪn/ A. adj.
Pertaining to the sub-family Limacinæ or family Limacidæ of land-snails, typified by the genus Limax; limaceous.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [adjective] > belonging to order Pulmonifera > relating to slugs or snails
limaceous1656
limaciform1826
limacine1888
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [adjective] > belonging to order Pulmonifera > of or belonging to Inoperculata > of family Limacidae > relating to slugs
limaciform1826
limaceous1861
limacine1888
1888 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Limacine, viscous or slimy, like a snail.
B. n.
A slug of the sub-family Limacinæ or family Limacidæ (Cent. Dict.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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