snail

The definition of a snail is a small animal with a distinct head whose body is mostly enclosed by a shell and moves slowly using one muscular foot.

(noun)

An example of a snail is escargot.

See snail in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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
any lazy, slow-moving person or animal

Origin: ME snaile < OE snægl, akin to Ger dial. schnägel, ON snigill < IE base *sneg-, to creep > snake, sneak

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See snail in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of numerous aquatic or terrestrial mollusks of the class Gastropoda, typically having a spirally coiled shell, broad retractile foot, and distinct head.
A slow-moving, lazy, or sluggish person.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English snǽgl

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