Bulinus

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noun (1)

Bu·​li·​nus

byüˈlīnəs

: a genus (the type of the family Bulinidae) of small sinistral freshwater pulmonate snails including a number that are intermediate hosts of flukes of domestic animals

Bulinus

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noun (2)

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in some classifications

: a genus coextensive with Bulimus

—used chiefly in medical literature

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin, perhaps irregular from Latin bulla bubble + -inus -ine (head)

Noun (2)

New Latin, alteration of Bulimus

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