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Roman snail

British

noun

a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia , the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans

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More guesses followed, but in vain, and at last the Roman snail was displayed to the wondering gaze of Pennie and Nancy.

From Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children by Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie)

It remains, like the Roman snail and the Portuguese slug, a mere casual straggler about its ancient haunts.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

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