limacine

lim·a·cine  (lm-sn, lm-)

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling a slug.

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[From Latin lmx, lmc-, slug, snail; akin to lmus, slime; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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limacine [ˈlɪməˌsaɪn -sɪn ˈlaɪ-]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also limaciform [lɪˈmæsɪˌfɔːm] resembling a slug

[from New Latin, from Latin līmax, from līmus mud]

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Adj.

1.

limacine - of or resembling a slug limacoid