Agriolimax

noun

Ag·​ri·​o·​li·​max

ˌa-grē-ō-ˈlī-ˌmaks

: a genus of slugs (family Limacidae) including a common garden pest (A. agrestis) and several forms that serve as intermediate hosts for worm parasites of vertebrates

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from agrio- + Latin limax snail

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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