Helix

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See also: helix, hélix, and hèlix

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

Proper noun

Helix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Helicidae – certain land snails.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Helicina - suborder; Helicoidei - infraorder; Helicoidea - superfamily; Helicidae - family; Helicinae - subfamily; Helicini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Helix pomatia - type species

Derived terms

Helicopsis

Translations

genus of land snails

References

Helix (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Helix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Helix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Helix f (genitive Helix, no plural)

helix

Declension

Declension of Helix

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Helix
genitive	einer	der	Helix
dative	einer	der	Helix
accusative	eine	die	Helix

Derived terms

Doppelhelix f

See also

Spirale f

Wikious

Boobota

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