snail
1.
(
verb
) gather snails: "We went snailing in the summer"
Related Words:
collect
,
garner
,
gather
,
pull together
,
whelk
2.
(
noun
) freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
Related Words:
Helix pomatia
,
edible snail
,
garden snail
,
gastropod
,
scorpion shell
,
univalve
3.
(
noun
) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Synonyms:
escargot
Related Words:
meat
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