limˈnēə, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek limnaios of the marsh, from limnē marsh, pool — more at limn-
: a genus of snails formerly almost coextensive with the family Lymnaeidae but now comprising comparatively few species of dextrally coiled freshwater snails that include some of importance as intermediate hosts of flukes of medical or veterinary interest — compare fossaria , galba