\Lim *n[ae]"a\ (l[i^]m*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in
ponds and streams; -- called also {pond snail}. [Written also
{Lymn[ae]a}.]