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Physidae

noun

freshwater snails

• Syn: ↑family Physidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pulmonata, ↑order Pulmonata

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Physa

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\\ˈfisəˌdē, ˈfīs-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Physa, type genus + -idae

: a family of freshwater pulmonate snails (suborder Basommatophora) including Physa and related genera

Useful english dictionary. 2012.