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Glass-snail :: Glass-snail (n.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina..

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

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

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

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

Snail-like :: Snail-like (adv.) In the manner of a snail; slowly.

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..

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

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..

Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..

Escargatoire :: Escargatoire (n.) A nursery of snails.

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..

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

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..

Physa :: Physa (n.) A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See 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..

Geophila :: Geophila (n. pl.) The division of Mollusca which includes the land snails and slugs.

Sea Snail :: Sea snail () Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc..

Univalve :: Univalve (n.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs..

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

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