Bulimus

Bulimus
Bu·li·mus (bu-liґməs) a genus of small fresh water snails of the family Bulimidae; formerly called Bithynia.

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  • Bulimus — Bu*li mus (b[ u]*l[imac] m[u^]s), n. [L. bulimus hunger. See {Bulimy}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bulĭmus — Bulĭmus, so v.w. Vielfraßschnecke. Daher Bulimĭten, versteinerte Vielfraßschnecken …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • bulimus — bu·li·mus …   English syllables

  • 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

  • Bulimus fuchsianus — the chief intermediate host of the human liver flukes Clonorchis and Opisthorchis; it is commonly found in southern China …   Medical dictionary

  • Bulimus leachii — a species found in northern Europe and the northwestern United States, which ingests the eggs of the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus and in whose body the eggs hatch …   Medical dictionary

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  • Carl Eduard von Martens — (oft nur Eduard von Martens; * 1831 in Stuttgart; † 1904 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Zoologe, insbesondere Malakologe. Er studierte an den Universitäten in Tübingen, Stuttgart und München. Im Jahre 1860 nahm er an einer Expedition nach Ostasien… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Eduard Carl von Martens — Nacimiento 1831 Stuttgart Fallecimiento 1904 Berlín Nacionalidad alemán Campo n …   Wikipedia Español

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