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Definition of snail

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Snail (n.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail..

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Snail :: Snail (n.) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail..

Achatina :: Achatina (n.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa..

Foot :: Foot (n.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum..

Pouch-shell :: Pouch-shell (n.) A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum).

Ianthina :: Ianthina (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail..

Helicoid :: Helicoid (a.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidae, or Snail family..

Snail-paced :: Snail-paced (a.) Slow-moving, like a snail..

Paludina :: Paludina (n.) Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of Pond snail, under Pond..

Shard :: Shard (n.) A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail..

Cochleated :: Cochleated (a.) Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.

Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..

Snail :: Snail (n.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail..

Snail :: Snail (n.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock..

Snailfish :: Snailfish (n.) See Sea snail (a).

Helix :: Helix (n.) A genus of land snails, including a large number of species..

Fungivorous :: Fungivorous (a.) Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.

Pulmonata :: Pulmonata (n. pl.) An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified into an air-breathing organ, as in Helix, or land snails, Limax, or garden slugs, and many pond snails, as Limnaea and Planorbis..

Water Snail :: Water snail () Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail..

Vertigo :: Vertigo (n.) Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture..

Snail-like :: Snail-like (a.) Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress..