Stagnicola

noun
Stag·​nic·​o·​la | \ stagˈnikələ\

Definition of Stagnicola

: a genus of common freshwater snails (family Lymnaeidae) including intermediate hosts of the sheep liver fluke and of various trematodes of waterfowls that cause schistosome dermatitis in man

History and Etymology for Stagnicola

New Latin, from Latin stagnum standing body of water, pond, pool + -i- + New Latin -cola

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