Bulimus

·noun A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America.

bulimus
būlīmus, i, m., = βούλιμος, great hunger , bulimy; hence also, weakness of the stomach , faintin...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.