decollate snail
[ dee-kol-it, dek-uh-lit ]
/ diˈkɒl ɪt, ˈdɛk ə lɪt /
noun
a cone-shaped, burrowing snail, Rumina decollata, that feeds on common brown garden snails.
Also called
decollated awl snail.
Origin of decollate snail
< New Latin
decollata, the specific epithet; see
decollate1
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