grove snail

noun

A snail of species Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell.

Meanings

noungrove snail (plural grove snails)

plural grove snails

  1. A snail of species Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan caragol llistat de bosc
  • caragol llistat de boscCepaea nemoralis
Dutch zwartgerande tuinslak
  • zwartgerande tuinslakCepaea nemoralis
Estonian salu-vööttigu
  • salu-vööttiguCepaea nemoralis
Finnish tummatarhakotilo
  • tummatarhakotiloCepaea nemoralis
German Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke
  • Schwarzmündige BänderschneckeCepaea nemoralis
Irish seilide donnliopach
  • seilide donnliopachCepaea nemoralis
Russian лесна́я ули́тка
  • лесна́я ули́тка (lesnája ulítka)Cepaea nemoralis
Swedish parksnäcka
  • parksnäckaCepaea nemoralis
Ukrainian цепея лісова
  • цепея лісова (cepeja lisova)Cepaea nemoralis
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