land snail

English

A land snail

Alternative forms

land-snail, landsnail

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land +‎ snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.

Noun

land snail (plural land snails)

Any species of snail that lives on land.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 34:
  The land-snail Achatinella evolved a thousand or more species.

Hypernyms

snail, Pulmonata

Hyponyms

(snail type): Oahu tree snail

Translations

species of snail that lives on land

Chinese:
Cantonese: 蝸牛／蜗牛 (wo¹ ngau⁴)

Mandarin: 陸生蝸牛／陆生蜗牛 (lùshēng wōniú), 蝸牛／蜗牛 (wōniú)
Finnish: maaetana
Greek:
Ancient: σέσιλος m (sésilos)
Mon: ကၞုနူတိ
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: ốc sên (vi)

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