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