Definition

Noun: * A kind of garden snail: Helix hortensis is the scientific name for a specific species of land snail commonly found in gardens and other habitats in parts of Europe. It is characterized by its spiral shell.

Usage

• The term helix hortensis is used in formal, scientific, or technical contexts, such as biology, malacology (the study of mollusks), and ecology. It is not typically used in everyday conversation.
• In writing, the scientific name is usually italicized.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • The study compared the population density of Helix hortensis with that of other gastropods in the urban garden.
  • Under the microscope, the radula of Helix hortensis was examined.
• Descriptive Context:
  • A common sight after the rain was the Helix hortensis slowly moving across the damp soil.

Advanced Usage

• The name follows the binomial nomenclature system, where is the genus and is the species epithet, meaning "of the garden."
• It can be used in discussions about biodiversity, invasive species, or as an indicator species in environmental studies.

Variants and Related Words

• Garden snail (n): The common English name for this and similar snail species.
• (n): The scientific name for the common or brown garden snail, a closely related and often more widespread species.
• Terrestrial gastropod (n): The broader biological classification for land snails like .

Synonyms

• Garden snail

Notes

• There are no specific idioms, phrasal verbs, or multiple common meanings associated with this term, as it is a precise scientific name for a single biological species.

Noun

1. a kind of garden snail