snail

Noun
  1. Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell (synset 101947031)
    is a type of: gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
    subtypes:
    • scorpion shell - any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
    • edible snail, helix pomatia - one of the chief edible snails
    • garden snail - any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
  2. Edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic (synset 107798451)
    is a type of: meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
    substance meronym: edible snail, helix pomatia - one of the chief edible snails
    same as: escargot
Verb
  1. Gather snails (synset 201385571)
    "We went snailing in the summer"
    is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together
    subtypes: whelk - gather whelk

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