HyperDic: helix_pomatia

English > 1 sense of the expression Helix pomatia:
NOUNanimalHelix pomatia, edible snailone of the chief edible snails
English > Helix pomatia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOne of the chief edible snails.
Synonymedible snail
Member ofHelix, genus Helixtype genus of the family Helicidae
BroadersnailFreshwater or marine or terrestrial / terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
Substancesescargot, snailedible terrestrial / terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Catalancargol bover

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