- limaceous
- [l(a)ıʹmeıʃəs,ʹlaıməsın] a зоол.
относящийся к улиткам и слизнякам, слизняковый
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limaceous
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Limaceous — Li*ma ceous (l[ i]*m[=a] sh[u^]s), a. [L. limax, limacis, slug, snail: cf. F. limac[ e].] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limaceous — pertaining to slugs, 1650s, with OUS (Cf. ous) + L. limax (gen. limacis) snail, slug, from Gk. leimax, from PIE root * (s)lei slime (see SLIME (Cf. slime) (n.)). The Greek word is cognate with Rus. slimák snail, Lith … Etymology dictionary
limaceous — /lī māˈshəs/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑limax … Useful english dictionary
limaceous — adjective Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae) Syn: limacine … Wiktionary
limacine — adjective Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae) Syn: limaceous … Wiktionary
limacine — a. pertaining to slugs. ♦ limaceous, a. ♦ limacoid, a. slug like … Dictionary of difficult words
