‖ limnæa Zool.
(lɪmˈniːə)
Also erron. lymn-.
[mod.L., ad. Gr. λιµναία, fem. of λιµναῖος, f. λίµνη pool, marsh.]
A genus of the family Limnæidæ or pond-snails, typical of the sub-family Limnæinæ; a pond-snail of this genus. Hence limˈnæan, a gasteropod of the genus Limnæa; limˈnæid (also limneid), a gasteropod of the family Limnæidæ; a pond-snail; limˈnæine a., pertaining to the sub-family Limnæinæ (Cent. Dict.).
| 1834 M{supc}Murtrie tr. Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. III. 38 Having a shell very similar to that of a Lymnæa. 1851 Woodward Mollusca 11 The air-breathing limneids live in fresh water. 1856 Ibid. iii. 361 The Litorinæ and Limnæans are found living together. |