limacine

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

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.

limacine

/ ˈlɪməˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

1. of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax

2. Also: limaciform. resembling a slug

Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine¹

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

Example Sentences

Tempos were surprisingly Victorian; “He Shall Feed His Flock” and “He Was Despised” were positively limacine, and the final section of “Worthy Is the Lamb” lacked momentum.

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