单词 | mud snail |
释义 | mud snail/ˈmʌd ˌsneɪl/noun Any of various snails found in mud; specifically (a) either of two European pond snails of the genus Lymnaea (family Lymnaeidae), the slender-shelled L. glabra and (less commonly) L. trunculata; (b) NZ a pulmonate, Amphibola crenata (family Amphibolidae), found on mudflats in New Zealand; (c) a snail of the marine family Nassariidae; (d) a tiny European spire shell, Hydrobia ulvae (family Hydrobiidae). OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From mud + snail. |
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