water snail

English

Alternative forms

  • water-snail

Etymology

From water +‎ snail. Compare land snail, sea snail, etc.

Noun

water snail (plural water snails)

  1. (zoology) An aquatic (usually freshwater) snail.
    1. especially, a pond snail (Lymnaeidae spp.)

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