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land snail

noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land + snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.

  1. inherited from lond snayl

Definitions

  1. Any species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).

    • The land-snail Achatinella evolved a thousand or more species.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA