Definition of snail in English:
1A mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn.
- Many species in the class Gastropoda
- Large or small, landlubbers or seafarers or both, hermit crabs have one feature in common: they generally spend their lives inside the empty shells of snails or other mollusks.
- As gardeners already know, all other slugs and snails (or gastropod mollusks, to the experts) sport a soft and slimy foot.
- For most species of snails, shells and body plans curl in only one direction.
- Example sentences
- Together with Mr Schröder, the French president will now attempt to slow further the already snail-like pace of liberalisation of the energy and telecoms markets.
- Instead of a swift inquiry, and a swift resolution, its pace was snail-like.
- The implant consists of electronics and a thin set of wires containing pads that are designed to touch and stimulate the auditory nerve that lies exposed inside the snail-like cochlea of the inner ear.
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Definition of snail in:
- US English dictionary
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