ESCARGOT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Synonyms:

escargot; snail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("escargot" is a kind of...):

meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)

Holonyms ("escargot" is a substance of...):

edible snail; Helix pomatia (one of the chief edible snails)

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