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sea snail

sea snail noun: any saltwater snail; a marine gastropod mollusk with a shell (contrasted with sea slug).

Noun

sea snail (plural sea snails)

  1. Any saltwater snail; a marine gastropod mollusk with a shell (contrasted with sea slug).

sea snail meaning in Tamil

sea snail in Tamil

கடல் நத்தை

Forms of sea snail

pluralsea snails
alternative formsea-snail
alternative formseasnail

Origin of sea snail

From Middle English *se-snail, from Old English sǣsnæġl (“seasnail”), equivalent to sea + snail. Cognate with Danish søsnegl (“seasnail”), Norwegian sjøsnegl (“seasnail”), Icelandic sjósnigill (“seasnail”).

Questions about sea snail

What does sea snail mean?
Sea snail means any saltwater snail; a marine gastropod mollusk with a shell (contrasted with sea slug).
What is sea snail in Tamil?
Sea snail in Tamil is கடல் நத்தை. See Sea snail meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sea snail?
Sea snail is a noun.
What is the plural of sea snail?
The plural of sea snail is sea snails.

Words near sea snail in the dictionary

  1. sea slater
  2. sea slaters
  3. sea slug
  4. sea slugs
  5. sea smoke
  6. sea snail
  7. sea snails
  8. sea snake
  9. sea snakes
  10. sea snipe
  11. sea snipes

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