‖ succinea Zool.
(səkˈsɪnɪə)
Pl. -eæ, eas.
[mod.L. (Draparnaud), fem. of succineus, f. succinum amber, succin.]
Any gasteropod of the genus of this name: so called from the transparent texture and amber colour of the shell.
| 1840 Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 349 The Succinea..has an ovate shell, with an aperture longer than its width. 1863 Lyell Antiq. Man xvi. 332, I found the fluviatile loam or brick-earth, enclosing the usual helices and succineæ. 1902 Cornish Natur. Thames 16 Tiny physas and succineas, no larger than shot. |