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Webster 1913 Edition


Limax


Li′max

(lī′măks)
,
Noun.
[L.]
(Zool.)
A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See
Slug
.

Definition 2024


limax

limax

See also: Limax

Latin

Noun

līmāx f (genitive līmācis); third declension

  1. slug, snail

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative līmāx līmācēs
genitive līmācis līmācum
dative līmācī līmācibus
accusative līmācem līmācēs
ablative līmāce līmācibus
vocative līmāx līmācēs

Descendants

  • Occitan: limauc
  • Portuguese: lesma
  • Sicilian: limaccia
  • Spanish: limaza, limaco, lumiaco
  • Venetian: łimega‎‎

References