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limax

limax noun: a slug or slug-like creature.

Noun

limax

  1. (obsolete) A slug or slug-like creature.
    • The Cylindrus is a simple shell, without a hinge, formed of one continued piece, and of a figure approaching to a cylinder […]. The animal inhabiting the Cylindrus is a limax.1752, John Hill, A General Natural History, page 141

Questions about limax

What does limax mean?
Limax means a slug or slug-like creature.
What part of speech is limax?
Limax is a noun.

Words near limax in the dictionary

  1. limature
  2. limatures
  3. Limavady
  4. Limawasa
  5. limawood
  6. limax
  7. Limay
  8. limaçon
  9. limaçon of Pascal
  10. limaçons
  11. limaçons of Pascal

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