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family Limacidae

family Limacidae

9.9
A group of slugs with soft bodies and no visible shell
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Limacidae
  • The family Limacidae includes many species of slugs known for their soft bodies without shells.

Examples

  • The family Limacidae includes many species of slugs.

  • Did you know that the family Limacidae has no prominent shell?

  • Many common garden slugs belong to the family Limacidae and can be found throughout Europe.

  • Researchers discovered a new species within the family Limacidae in the forests of Eastern Europe.

  • The family Limacidae is characterized by its members' inability to retract into a shell.

  • Many common garden slugs belong to the family Limacidae and can be found throughout Europe.

  • Researchers discovered a new species within the family Limacidae in the forests of Eastern Europe.

Synonyms

Limacidae
vsfamily Limacidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of slugs with soft bodies and no shells that live in damp places

focuses on soft unsegmented bodies and lack of a prominent shell

Surface Forms

family Limacidae singular
families Limacidae plural

Morphology

family + Limacidae

The phrase combines the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the taxonomic name 'Limacidae' (a group of slugs), so a learner who knows both constituents can derive that it refers to the taxonomic family containing those slugs. Noun + taxon constructions are regular and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Family Limacidae comes from the Latin word limax, meaning 'slug', plus the ending -idae that shows a family group. So it simply means 'a group of slugs'.