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.

Meanings

nounwhite-lipped snail (plural white-lipped snails)

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.

Translations

Dutch witgerande tuinslak
  • witgerande tuinslakCapaea hortensis
Finnish valkotarhakotilo
  • valkotarhakotiloCapaea hortensis
German Weißmündige Bänderschnecke
  • Weißmündige BänderschneckeCapaea hortensis
Hungarian kerti csiga
  • kerti csigaCapaea hortensis
Russian садо́вая цепе́я, пёстрая ули́тка
  • садо́вая цепе́я (sadóvaja cepéja)Capaea hortensis
  • пёстрая ули́тка (pjóstraja ulítka)Capaea hortensis
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Chicago

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