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Snail

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Noun

1. snail

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

2. escargot, snail

edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Verb

3. snail

gather snails

Example Sentences:
'We went snailing in the summer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Snail

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noun
1. 
any of numerous terrestrial or freshwater gastropod molluscs with a spirally coiled shell, esp any of the family Helicidae, such as Helix aspersa (garden snail)
2. 
any other gastropod with a spirally coiled shell, such as a whelk
3. 
a slow-moving or lazy person or animal

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Snail

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noun
1. 
any of a large number of slow-moving gastropods living on land or in water and having a spiral protective shell: some kinds are used as food
2. 
any lazy, slow-moving person or animal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Snail

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n.
1. Any of numerous aquatic or terrestrial gastropod mollusks that typically have a spirally coiled shell, retractile foot, and distinct head.
2. A slow-moving, lazy, or sluggish person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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