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Succinea
noun
Suc·cin·ea
\(ˌ)səkˈsinēə\
Definition of Succinea
: a cosmopolitan genus (the type of a family Succineidae) of amphibious or terrestrial pulmonate snails
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Origin and Etymology of succinea
New Latin, feminine of Latin succineus of amber, from succinum amber; from the color of the shell
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