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HELICIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
Synonyms:
family Helicidae; Helicidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Helicidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Helicidae"):
genus Helix; Helix (type genus of the family Helicidae)
Holonyms ("Helicidae" is a member of...):
order Pulmonata; Pulmonata (large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails)
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