land snail
land snail · land snails
Landschnecke
ślimak lądowy
Any species of snail that lives on landAny species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).
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species of snail that lives on land:
Meaning
1 sensesAny species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).
Landschnecke
Origin
Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalenInherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land + snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.
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