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decollate snail

American  
[dee-kol-it, dek-uh-lit] / diˈkɒl ɪt, ˈdɛk ə lɪt /

noun

  1. a cone-shaped, burrowing snail, Rumina decollata, that feeds on common brown garden snails.

Etymology

Origin of decollate snail

< New Latin decollata, the specific epithet; decollate 1

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