lima codes

[Lat. limax, gen it. limac ( is )= a snail; -odes, from Gr. eidos =form.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Limacodide (q. v.). li-ma-co-di-dæ, s. pl. [Lat. limacod ( es ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] called Cochleopodide. It is of the tribe BomEntom.: A family of Lepidoptera, sometimes bycina. The antenne are not pectinated. The wings rather short and broad with long fringes. The larva smooth, on i sci form, with no perceptible legs. li-ma-çon', s. [Fr. a snail.] A curve invented by the French philosopher Pascal. It is of the fourth degree.