I. ˈlīˌmaks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Limac-, Limax, from Latin limac-, limax slug, from (assumed) Greek leimak-, leimax (whence Late Greek leimak-, leimax slug) — more at lime
: a genus (the type of the family Limacidae) of gastropod mollusks containing typical slugs including several troublesome garden pests and formerly including most of the slugs
II. adjective
: resembling a slug — used especially of small amoebas that form a single broad anterior pseudopodium and flow sluggishly forward