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EDIBLE SNAIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of the chief edible snails

Synonyms:

edible snail; Helix pomatia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("edible snail" is a kind of...):

snail (freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell)

Meronyms (substance of "edible snail"):

escargot; snail (edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic)

Holonyms ("edible snail" is a member of...):

genus Helix; Helix (type genus of the family Helicidae)

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