land snail en · NOUN
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land + snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.
Meanings
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Any species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).
The land-snail Achatinella evolved a thousand or more species.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landsnail | alternative | lexicographic | |
| land snails | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| land-snail | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Oahu tree snail (snail type)
Translations (10)
fi maaetana (species of snail that lives on land) · mnw ကၞုနူတိ (species of snail that lives on land) · de Landschnecke (species of snail that lives on land) · grc σέσιλος (species of snail that lives on land) · cmn 陸生蝸牛 /陆生蜗牛 (species of snail that lives on land) · cmn 蝸牛 /蜗牛 (species of snail that lives on land) · vi ốc sên (species of snail that lives on land) · hu szárazföldi csiga (species of snail that lives on land) · pl ślimak lądowy (species of snail that lives on land) · yue 蝸牛 /蜗牛 (species of snail that lives on land)