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limacine

[ lim-uh-sahyn, -sin, lahy-muh- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.

limacine

/ ˈlɪməˌsaɪn; -sɪn; ˈlaɪ- /

adjective

  1. of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax
  2. ´¡±ô²õ´Ç±ô¾±³¾²¹³¦¾±´Ú´Ç°ù³¾±ôɪˈ³¾Ã¦²õɪˌ´Úɔ˳¾ resembling a slug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

1885–90; < Latin ±ôÄ«³¾Ä峦- (stem of ±ôÄ«³¾Äå³æ ) slug, snail + -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

C19: from New Latin, from Latin ±ôÄ«³¾²¹³æ, from ±ôÄ«³¾³Ü²õ mud
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Example Sentences

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Tempos were surprisingly Victorian; “He Shall Feed His Flock†and “He Was Despised†were positively limacine, and the final section of “Worthy Is the Lamb†lacked momentum.

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