- Bulimidae
- Bu·lim·i·dae (bu-limґĭ-de) a family of fresh water snails of the subclass Streptoneura, order Mesogastropoda. It includes the genera Bulimus, Oncomelania, Parafossarulus, and Pomatiopsis.
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Bulimidae
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bulimidae — bu·lim·i·dae … English syllables
bulimidae — byüˈliməˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Bulimus, type genus + idae : a family of operculate snails (order Pectinibranchia) that includes numerous intermediate hosts of medically and economically important flukes … Useful english dictionary
Oncomelania — A medically important genus of amphibious freshwater operculate snails of the family Hydrobiidae (subfamily Hydrobiinae; subclass Prosobranchiata). In Asia, several subspecies of O. hupensis serve as intermediate hosts of the oriental blood fluke … Medical dictionary
Orthalicidae — A large orthalicid from eastern Peru (probably of the genus Sultana), recovering from substantial shell damage Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Schistosomophora — Schis·to·so·moph·o·ra .shis tə sə mäf ə rə, .skis n a genus of Asian freshwater snails (family Bulimidae) including important intermediate hosts of a trematode worm of the genus Schistosoma (S. japonicum) esp. in the Philippines … Medical dictionary
Bulimus — Bu·li·mus (bu liґməs) a genus of small fresh water snails of the family Bulimidae; formerly called Bithynia … Medical dictionary
Parafossarulus — Para·fos·sar·u·lus (par″ə fŏ sarґu ləs) a genus of fresh water snails of the family Bulimidae … Medical dictionary
Pomatiopsis — Po·mat·i·op·sis (po mat″e opґsis) a genus of amphibious freshwater snails of the family Bulimidae, native to the United States. P. cincinnatienґsis and P. lapidaґria are intermediate hosts of the lung fluke Paragonimus kellicotti … Medical dictionary
amnicolidae — ˌamnəˈkäləˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Amnicola, type genus (from Latin, that dwells by a river, from amnis river + cola, from colere to dwell) + idae synonym of bulimidae … Useful english dictionary
bulimus — byüˈlīməs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin, great hunger, from Greek boulimos, from bous head of cattle + limos hunger more at cow, less 1. : a genus of small freshwater snails that is the type of the family… … Useful english dictionary
