Snail
/snˈeɪl/
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Definition
(noun) Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
Sentence Examples
The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.
The GNP has been growing at a snail's pace.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ can pull its entire body inside its hard shell when it feels threatened by a predator.