Limnaea \Lim*n[ae]"a\ (l[i^]m*n[=e]"[.a]), prop. n. [NL., fr.
Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh.]
(Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in
ponds and streams; -- called also {pond snail}. [Written also
{Lymn[ae]a}.]
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