Bulinus
1 of 2noun (1)
Bu·li·nus
byüˈlīnəs
: a genus (the type of the family Bulinidae) of small sinistral freshwater pulmonate snails including a number that are intermediate hosts of flukes of domestic animals
Bulinus
2 of 2noun (2)
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in some classifications
: a genus coextensive with Bulimus —used chiefly in medical literature
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, perhaps irregular from Latin bulla bubble + -inus -ine (head)
Noun (2)
New Latin, alteration of Bulimus