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snail definition

snail (snāl)

noun

  1. 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
  2. any lazy, slow-moving person or animal

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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