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单词 snailfish
释义

snail /snāl/

noun
  1. Any terrestrial or air-breathing gastropod mollusc with a well-developed coiled shell
  2. Extended to other shelled gastropods and (dialect) to slugs
  3. A sluggish person or animal
  4. A snail wheel
  5. Any of several medicks with coiled pods
intransitive verb

To crawl, go very slowly (also transitive verb with it)

ORIGIN: OE snegl, snægl, snǣl

snailˈery noun

A place where edible snails are bred

snailˈ-like adjective and adverb

snailˈy adjective

snail darter noun

A small American freshwater fish (Percina tanasi)

snailˈfish noun

The fish also called the sea snail

snail flower noun

Any flower pollinated by snails

snail mail noun (facetious)

Normal, in contrast to electronic, mail

snailˈ-paced adjective

snailˈ-shell noun

snailˈ-slow adjective

snail's pace noun

A very slow speed

snail wheel noun

A cam that controls the striking of a clock

giant African snail

A 10-inch snail, a serious plant pest except in its place of origin, E Africa

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