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helix (enc)

Helix

Noun1.helix - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
double helix - a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix"
2.helix - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
hank - a coil of rope or wool or yarn
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
3.Helix - type genus of the family Helicidae
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Helicidae, Helicidae - land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
edible snail, Helix pomatia - one of the chief edible snails
garden snail - any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
brown snail, Helix aspersa - serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Helix hortensis - a kind of garden snail

 

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