limnaean.
/lɪmˈniːə/ Zoology.
A genus of the family Limnæidæ or pond-snails, typical of the sub-family Limnæinæ; a pond-snail of this genus.
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1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (new ed.) III. 38 Having a shell very similar to that of a Lymnæa.
Derivatives
limˈnaean n. a gasteropod of the genus Limnæa.
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1856 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca iii. 361 The Litorinæ and Limnæans are found living together.
limˈnaeid n. (also limneid) a gasteropod of the family Limnæidæ; a pond-snail.
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1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 11 The air-breathing limneids live in fresh-water.
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limˈnaeine adj. pertaining to the sub-family Limnæinæ (Cent. Dict.).
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