Alocinma

noun

Al·​o·​cin·​ma

ˌaləˈsinmə

: a genus of Asian pulmonate snails (family Helicidae) including a species (A. longicornis) which may serve as an intermediate host of the Chinese liver fluke

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, reverse spelling of Amnicola, a snail genus

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

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