GALBA


Meaning of GALBA in English

I. ˈgalbə, ˈgȯl- noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a small worm, ash borer, fat man, from Gaulish, fat man — more at calf

: a widely distributed genus of freshwater snails (family Lymnaeidae) that include important Old World hosts of the liver fluke ( Fasciola hepatica ) and that are sometimes considered indistinguishable from the genus Lymnaea

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of calaba

: santa maria tree

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