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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. Also: limaciform.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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Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

1885–90; < Latin ī峦- (stem of ī ) slug, snail + -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limacine1

C19: from New Latin, from Latin ī, from īܲ 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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