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EDIBLE SNAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the chief edible snails
Synonyms:
edible snail; Helix pomatia
Classified under:
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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