heliciculture
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prettygoodwordheliciculture (HEL-i-see-kuhl-cher, HEE-li-see-kuhl-cher) or heliculture (HEL-i-kuhl-cher, HEE-li-kuhl-cher) - n., snail farming.
The craft and science of raising snails for consumption. Coined twice from New Latin helix, genus of spiral-shelled mollusks (from Greek helix, combining form helic-, lit. spiral/something twisted) + culture, from Latin cultīvus, tilled, from cultus, past participle of colere, to till.
---L.
The craft and science of raising snails for consumption. Coined twice from New Latin helix, genus of spiral-shelled mollusks (from Greek helix, combining form helic-, lit. spiral/something twisted) + culture, from Latin cultīvus, tilled, from cultus, past participle of colere, to till.
---L.
