limacology

Apr. 14th, 2006 07:09 am
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limacology - n., the study of slugs.


Or more properly, the branch of zoology that deals with slugs. From Latin limax, slug or snail, + -ology. Anyone here from UCSC?

---L.

Date: 2006-04-17 10:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Going through an archive of old words, I see I one used limicene, resembling a slug. Which is clearly a superior word.

---L.

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