Veronicella

noun

Ve·​ron·​i·​cel·​la

və̇ˌränəˈselə

: a genus (the type of the family Veronicellidae) of sluglike pulmonate gastropods having the body covered by a thick coriaceous mantle beneath which the head may be retracted

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from the name Veronica + New Latin -ella

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