Roman snail

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

According to Mr Keay, the Roman snail is found across the UK from the cliffs of Dover through to Gloucestershire in small colonies.

From BBC

“It’s a Roman snail,” he said rising with a superior air.

From Project Gutenberg

“It’ll do nicely for the museum, won’t it?” said David, “and we’ll write a label for it with ‘Roman snail, found near Rumborough Camp.’”

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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.

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

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