What is "limax"

Limax \Li"max\ (l[imac]"m[a^]ks), n. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are troublesome in gardens. See Slug.

Limax is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae. The generic name Limax literally means "slug". Some species, such as the leopard slug (L. maximus) and the tawny garden slug (L. flavus), are considered serious garden pests.

The genus Limax sensu stricto is probably monophyletic.