Helicella

noun

Heli·​cel·​la

ˌheləˈselə,

ˌhēl-

: a genus of land snails (family Helicidae) including several snails of veterinary importance as intermediate hosts of flukes and of some nematode lungworms of sheep and other ruminants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from helic- + -ella

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Rhymes for Helicella

• arabella
• bartonella
• bordetella
• cinderella
• citronella
• columella
• isabella
• klebsiella
• legionella
• mozzarella
• pasteurella
• salmonella