Helicidae

noun

land snails including the common edible snail and some pests

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pulmonata, ↑order Pulmonata

• Member Meronyms: ↑Helix, ↑genus Helix

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\\hə̇ˈlisəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Helic-, Helix, type genus + -idae

: a family of pulmonate land snails (suborder Stylommatophora) including the common edible snail and a number of pests — see helix II

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Helicidae /-isˈi-dē/ plural noun

A large family of terrestrial, air-breathing gastropods, including the common snails

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Main Entry: ↑helix

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