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limacine definition

lima·cine (lim′ə sīn′, lī′mə-; -sin)

adjective

of or like slugs or shell-less snails
also limaciform li·mac′i·form′ (lī mas′ə fôrm′)

Etymology: ModL limacinus < L limax (gen. limacis), a slug < IE *leimāk, snail (> Gr leimax) < base *(s)lei-, slime

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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