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heliciculture

heliciculture noun: snail farming.

Noun

heliciculture (uncountable)

  1. snail farming

Origin of heliciculture

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

Words formed from heliciculture

Questions about heliciculture

What does heliciculture mean?
Heliciculture means snail farming.
What part of speech is heliciculture?
Heliciculture is a noun.

Words near heliciculture in the dictionary

  1. helichrysin
  2. helichrysum
  3. helichrysums
  4. helici-
  5. helicicultural
  6. heliciculture
  7. helicid
  8. helicidine
  9. helicids
  10. heliciform
  11. heliciid

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