Other Definitions
snail (enc)
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Snail| Noun | 1. | snail - freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shellgastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes scorpion shell - any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines garden snail - any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests | | | 2. | snail - edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlicmeat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | | | Verb | 1. | snail - gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer" | |
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