Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekἕλιξ“something twisted”
- Latinhelix
- Englishheliciculture
From helici- + culture, from the genus of snails Helix, from helix, from Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted”).
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Catalan helicicultura
- heliciculturasnail farming
Finnish etananviljely
- etananviljelysnail farming
French héliciculture
- héliciculturesnail farming
German Schneckenzucht
- Schneckenzuchtsnail farming
Greek σαλιγκαροτροφία
- σαλιγκαροτροφία (saligkarotrofía)snail farming
Italian elicicoltura
- elicicolturasnail farming
Portuguese helicicultura
- heliciculturasnail farming
Spanish helicicultura
- heliciculturasnail farming
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heliciculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliciculture
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“heliciculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliciculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliciculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliciculture.
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