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snail kings

snail kings is the plural of snail king.

Meaning of snail king

Noun

snail king (plural snail kings)

  1. (rare) A snail possessing a sinistral shell, from a species in which dextral shells are the norm.
    • In German-speaking countries, there is a legend that a left-handed snail specimen is a “snail king” — Schneckenkönig.2016, Øyvind Hammer, The Perfect Shape: Spiral Stories, page 30

Questions about snail kings

What is snail kings the plural of?
Snail kings is the plural of snail king.

Words near snail kings in the dictionary

  1. snail clovers
  2. snail darter
  3. snail darters
  4. snail fever
  5. snail king
  6. snail kings
  7. snail kite
  8. snail kites
  9. snail mail
  10. snail pace
  11. snail paces

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