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limacine

[ lim-uh-sahyn, -sin, lahy-muh- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.

limacine

/ ˈlaɪ-; ˈlɪməˌsaɪn; -sɪn /

adjective

  1. of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax
  2. Alsolimaciformlɪˈmæsɪˌfɔːm resembling a slug

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

1885–90; < Latin līmāc- (stem of līmāx ) slug, snail + -ine 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

C19: from New Latin, from Latin līmax, from līmus mud

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