snail has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (zoology) freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

Still , he could n't help thinking , we 're all getting old , getting small ; the snail is pulling_in her horns .

2
[ verb ] gather snails

Examples

: "We went snailing in the summer"

Related terms

gather whelk escargot

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Synonyms

escargot

Related terms

meat edible_snail

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