heliciculture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. snail farming

Word forms

heliciculture

Etymology

From helici- + culture, from the genus of snails Helix, from helix, from Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted”).

Derived words

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