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Alocinma

noun
Al·​o·​cin·​ma | \ ˌaləˈsinmə\

Definition of Alocinma

: a genus of Asian pulmonate snails (family Helicidae) including a species (A. longicornis) which may serve as an intermediate host of the Chinese liver fluke

First Known Use of Alocinma

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alocinma

borrowed from New Latin, reverse spelling of Amnicola, a snail genus

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