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limaco

Pronunciation: /liˈmako/

“limaco” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. slug (gastropod mollusk without a shell or with a very small internal shell)

In Spanish

  1. Molusco gasterópodo pulmonado, sin concha o de concha rudimentaria, que segrega en su marcha una baba clara y pegajosa.

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin līmācem, accusative of līmāx; from Ancient Greek λεῖμᾰξ (leîmăx). Compare inherited limaza.

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