Snail-shell
11snail trefoil — 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… …
12Snail — For other uses, see Snail (disambiguation). For sea snails, see Sea snail. For slugs, see Slug. Helix pomatia, a species of land snail …
13shell — shell1 W3 [ʃel] n [: Old English; Origin: sciell] 1.) a) the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed ▪ Never buy eggs with cracked shells. ▪ peanuts roasted in their shells b) the hard protective covering of an animal such… …
14snail flower — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail bean, ↑corkscrew …
15shell — 1 noun 1 (C) a) a hard outer part that covers or protects a nut, egg, or seed and some types of animal: a snail shell b) the shell of a small sea animal such as a cockle or mussel especially one that is lying on a beach 2 (C) a metal container,… …
16snail bean — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail flower,… …
17snail-flower — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail bean, ↑corkscrew …
18shell*/ — [ʃel] noun I 1) [C/U] the hard outer part that protects the body of a sea creature or other animal a crab/tortoise/snail shell[/ex] The kids were collecting shells on the beach.[/ex] 2) [C] a metal container filled with a substance that explodes… …
19snail-horned — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having short crooked horns suggesting a snail shell a snail horned cow …
20Snail (disambiguation) — Snail may refer to:Animals;Gastropoda *Snail, one of almost all members of the molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells *Cone snail or cone shell (family Conidae), one of the predatory marine snails found in coral reefs *Snail racing,… …
