"limaçon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /li.ma.sɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-limaçon.ogg Forms: limaçons [plural]
Etymology: From limace + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|limace|-on}} limace + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} limaçon m (plural limaçons)
  1. snail Tags: masculine Synonyms (snail): escargot, calimaçon [Cajun-French, Louisiana]
    Sense id: en-limaçon-fr-noun-YhVqe0lK Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of 'snail': 100 0 0
  2. spiral staircase Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-limaçon-fr-noun-bOnVoFx0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 51 41 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 11 40 49
  3. (anatomy) cochlea Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-limaçon-fr-noun-DPL2iDej Categories (other): Anatomy, French terms suffixed with -on, Gastropods Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 11 40 49 Disambiguation of Gastropods: 31 29 40 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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