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glass snail

glass snail noun: certain land snails in family Vitrinidae, having shells of an especially glassy texture, especially genus Vitrina.

glass snail: certain land snails in family Vitrinidae, having shells of an especially glassy texture, especially...
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Noun

glass snail (plural glass snails)

  1. Certain land snails in family Vitrinidae, having shells of an especially glassy texture, especially genus Vitrina.

Forms of glass snail

pluralglass snails

Questions about glass snail

What does glass snail mean?
Glass snail means certain land snails in family Vitrinidae, having shells of an especially glassy texture, especially genus Vitrina.
What part of speech is glass snail?
Glass snail is a noun.
What is the plural of glass snail?
The plural of glass snail is glass snails.

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