"limace" meaning in French

See limace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /li.mas/ Audio: Fr-limace.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-limace.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-limace.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: limaces [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French [Term?] (cf. the form limaz), from Vulgar Latin *limacea, ultimately from Latin limax (“slug, snail”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French [Term?], {{inh+|fr|fro}} Inherited from Old French [Term?], {{inh|fr|la-vul|*limacea}} Vulgar Latin *limacea, {{inh|fr|la|limax||slug, snail}} Latin limax (“slug, snail”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} limace f (plural limaces)
  1. slug Tags: feminine Derived forms: limaçon
    Sense id: en-limace-fr-noun-zQOGHw~4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Gastropods

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