Translingual

Proper noun

Lymnaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lymnaeidae – the pond snails, large-sized air-breathing freshwater snails.

Usage notes

• As genetic research indicates that the genus is polyphyletic, the existing definition is likely to become obsolete. The name may be given a new definition, ie, circumscription.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia, Euthyneura, Panpulmonata - clades; Hygrophila - order; Lymnaeoidea - superfamily; Lymnaeidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Lymnaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia