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The Limax was a magical creature with a wide, hammer-shaped head, four arms, and a serpent-like lower body.[1] It was capable of wielding multiple weapons at once, including axes, maces, and daggers.[1]

History[]

This creature was covered in The Monster Book of Monsters.[1] It was thus part of the third-year Care of Magical Creatures curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

  • "Limax" is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Limacidae. The generic name Limax literally means "slug".

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "The Monster Book of Monsters pages" on the The Replica Prop Forum (see this image)
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