limacine

[ lim-uh-sahyn, -sin, lahy-muh- ]
/ ˈlɪm əˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ mə- /

adjective

pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.

Origin of limacine

1885–90; < Latin līmāc- (stem of līmāx) slug, snail + -ine1

Words nearby limacine

lilyturf, lim fjord, lim., lima, lima bean, limacine, liman, limassol, limavady, limaçon, limb

British Dictionary definitions for limacine

limacine
/ (ˈlɪməˌsaɪn, -sɪn, ˈlaɪ-) /

adjective

of, or relating to slugs, esp those of the genus Limax
Also: limaciform (lɪˈmæsɪˌfɔːm) resembling a slug

Word Origin for limacine

C19: from New Latin, from Latin līmax, from līmus mud