See Also: limacina(medicine)

levada (iou) and limacina (medicine)


levada (iou)



levada noun. L19.
[Portuguese = mill-stream, sluice.]
In Madeira: a canal for irrigation.

limacina (medicine)


limacina
<zoology> A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the Food of the right whales.

Origin: NL, From L. Limax, limacis, a slug.

Source: Websters Dictionary