Bulimus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bulimus \Bu*li"mus\ (b[-u]*l[imac]"m[u^]s), n. [L. bulimus
     hunger. See {Bulimy}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell,
     often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in
     tropical America.
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