Helix

See also: helix, hélix, and hèlix

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

Proper noun

Helix f

1. 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

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)

1. helix

Declension

Declension of Helix [sg-only, feminine]

	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