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Helicidae
noun
land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
• Syn: ↑family Helicidae
• 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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.