limacine

American

[lim-uh-sahyn, -sin, lahy-muh-] / ˈlɪm əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ mə- /

adjective

pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.

limacine British

/ ˈlɪməˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax
Also: limaciform. resembling a slug

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Etymology

Origin of limacine

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

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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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