EDIBLE SNAIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does edible snail mean? • EDIBLE SNAIL (noun)
The noun EDIBLE SNAIL has 1 sense:
1. one of the chief edible snails
Familiarity information: EDIBLE SNAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EDIBLE SNAIL (noun)
Meaning:
One of the chief edible snails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
edible snail; Helix pomatia
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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