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white-lipped snail

white-lipped snail noun: a snail of species Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.

Noun

white-lipped snail (plural white-lipped snails)

  1. A snail of species Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.

Forms of white-lipped snail

pluralwhite-lipped snails

Questions about white-lipped snail

What does white-lipped snail mean?
White-lipped snail means a snail of species Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.
What part of speech is white-lipped snail?
White-lipped snail is a noun.
What is the plural of white-lipped snail?
The plural of white-lipped snail is white-lipped snails.

Words near white-lipped snail in the dictionary

  1. white-letter hairstreak
  2. white-letter hairstreaks
  3. white-lined sphinx
  4. white-lipped peccaries
  5. white-lipped peccary
  6. white-lipped snail
  7. white-lipped snails
  8. white-lipped tree frog
  9. white-livered
  10. white-naped crane
  11. white-naped cranes

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