limnacean

limnacean, a. and n.

(lɪmˈneɪsɪən)

[f. mod.L. Limnacea (see below), for *Limnæacea, f. limnæa: see -acean.]

a. adj. Pertaining to the Limnacea, one of the three families of Pulmobranchiata in De Blainville's classification. b. n. A gasteropod of the family Limnacea; a pond-snail (Cent. Dict.). Also limˈnaceous a. = prec. adj. (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855).