Snails

Word SNAILS
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Snails"

What do we mean by snails?

Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

(by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.

A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.

A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.

The pod of the snail clover.

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The word "snails" in example sentences

** Schisto = schistosomiasis: fun disease borne in stagnant water, where a parasite breeds in snails, is just itching to jump into your waiting open wounds, and then involves some type of exploding of the brain. ❋ Kate Fleurange (2009)

Jealousy among snails is a strange thing to witness ❋ Unknown (2010)

The snails use the cool temperature as a cue to produce more offspring equipped with penises—snails, in other words, that can mate with other snails. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

But they still collect and secrete their adapted particles from the same mass of blood as in snails and dew-worms, but do not seem to be so placed as to produce an embryon by the mixture of their secreted fluids, but to require the mutual assistance of two hermaphrodites for that purpose. ❋ Unknown (1803)

There's something delightful about the idea of snails that "reproduce rapidly." ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's something amusing about the idea of snails on caffeine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The spud of doom is propelled by classic French escargot snails to us Americans. ❋ Jen (2008)

"The snails were the same freshwater species I found buried with Helms." ❋ Reichs, Kathy (2006)

In this case, an effective growing surface for the algae as well as a protective cage for the snails are the primary requirements for culture. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Back packers are referred to as snails, or pregnant if you carry two packs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The snails were a bit tough and chewy, so texture was a little different, but not bad. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Coral is essential to the Gulf because it provides a habitat for fish and other organisms such as snails and crabs, making any large-scale death of coral a problem for many species. ❋ AP (2010)

 We went to a German restaurant and that was fine because they had sausages and he said he chose it because I had told him I didn't want snails which is what you get in a French restaurant and I said thank you very much. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The final test is to put water in Fish type acquariums filled with various acquatic life such as snails, and wait 5 days to see what is dying unexpectedly. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Hey, I live in Maryland, and my daughter and I have been wondering what kind of snails we have gathered and thence been breeding from the Potomac. ❋ AYDIN (2008)

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