Limacea

plural noun

Li·​ma·​cea

līˈmāshēə

in old classifications

: a natural group comprising the terrestrial slugs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Limac-, Limax, type genus + -ea (from Latin, neuter plural of -eus -eous)

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