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Definition of Snail shell

Snail shell
Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicid[ae]. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail. (b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail. 2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing. 3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock. 4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.] They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . . that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow pavises and targets, under the which men, when they fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails. --Vegetius (Trans.). 5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover. Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under Ear, Edible, etc. Snail borer (Zo["o]l.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill. Snail clover (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Medicago scuttellata, also, M. Helix); -- so named from its pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called also snail trefoil, snail medic, and beehive. Snail flower (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Phaseolus Caracalla) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled like a snail shell. Snail shell (Zo["o]l.), the shell of snail. Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above.

Meaning of Snail shell from wikipedia

- snail is a s****ed gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name snail...
- A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. Land snail is the common name...
- epochs. Cone snail species have s**** that are roughly conical in shape. Many species have colorful patterning on the s**** surface. Cone snails are almost...
- The gastropod s**** is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The s**** is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical...
- "Snail S****" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released on August 15, 1994 as the lead promotional single off...
- of s****; in various habitats, there are s**** from freshwater animals such as freshwater mussels and freshwater snails, and s**** of land snails. When...
- Snail S**** Cave is a limestone cave in Rockvale, Tennessee. Snail S**** Cave lies on an 88-acre (36 ha) preserve near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Snail...
- Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external s****, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic...
- biology. Almost 800 species carry mobile shelters (most often calcified snail s****); this protective mobility contributes to the diversity and multitude...
- consuming snails, although archaeological discoveries point to earlier stages than the invention of hunting. A lot of broken snail s**** have been found...