physa
noun
phy·sa
ˈfīsə
1
a
capitalized
: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Physidae) of freshwater air-breathing snails, having a sinistral, ovate, usually rather short-spired shell and slender nonretractile tentacles with the eyes at their bases
b
plural -s
: any snail of the genus Physa
2
plural physae
-ˌsē,
-ˌsī
also physas
: the lower often retractile part of the body of some anthozoans
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“Physa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physa. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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