Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Pla·nor·bi·dae Pronunciation:
pl&-'nor-b&-"dE Function:
noun plural : a family of freshwater pulmonate snails havinga single pair of tentacles with an eye at the base of each and gills as well as lungs and including numerous forms important as intermediate hosts of pathogenic trematode worms —see
PLANORBIS —pla·nor·bid /-b&d/ adjective or n
