Jump to content

Lymnaea

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Translingual

[edit]
Lymnaea stagnalis

Etymology

[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

[edit]

Lymnaea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lymnaeidae – the pond snails, large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails.

Usage notes

[edit]
  • As genetic research indicates that the genus is polyphyletic, the existing definition is likely to become obsolete. The name may be given a new definition, ie, circumscription.

Hypernyms

[edit]

Hyponyms

[edit]

References

[edit]