garden snail

noun

Cornu aspersum, a species of helicid snails commonly found in gardens; originally native to the Mediterranean region, now spread throughout Europe and introduced to the British Isles, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, among other locations.

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Meanings

noungarden snail (plural garden snails)

plural garden snails

  1. Cornu aspersum, a species of helicid snails commonly found in gardens; originally native to the Mediterranean region, now spread throughout Europe and introduced to the British Isles, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, among other locations.
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