"limace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limaces [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French limace. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:limace|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "limace", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "limace", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="limace"> Borrowed from French limace. Head templates: {{en-noun}} limace (plural limaces)
  1. A slug (mollusk).
    Sense id: en-limace-en-noun--uA6r8Ul Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 80 20
  2. (archaeology) A kind of slug-shaped chisel.
    Sense id: en-limace-en-noun-KzgoslvW Categories (other): Archaeology, English entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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