Phrase guide

land snail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 蝸牛 /蜗牛 (wo1 ngau4) — species of snail that lives on land
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陸生蝸牛 /陆生蜗牛 (lùshēng wōniú) — species of snail that lives on land
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝸牛 /蜗牛 (wōniú) — species of snail that lives on land
  • Finnish: maaetana — species of snail that lives on land
  • German: Landschnecke — species of snail that lives on land
  • Ancient Greek: σέσιλος (sésilos) — species of snail that lives on land
  • Hungarian: szárazföldi csiga — species of snail that lives on land
  • Mon: ကၞုနူတိ — species of snail that lives on land
  • Polish: ślimak lądowy — species of snail that lives on land
  • Vietnamese: ốc sên — species of snail that lives on land