seasnail

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noun

The snailfish (family Liparidae).

Similar
snailfishsea snailLiparis liparis
OriginMiddle English *se-snail ← Old English sǣsnæġl →
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Meanings

nounseasnail (plural seasnails)

plural seasnails

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sea snail (“shelled marine gastropod mollusk”).
  2. The snailfish (family Liparidae).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish

Similar
snailfishsea snailLiparis liparis
Broader
scorpaenoidscorpaenoid fish
Also see
sea snailsnailfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsǣsnæġl“seasnail”
  2. Middle English*se-snail
  3. Englishseasnail

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”). The fish name likely a clipping of seasnail(fish).

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Cite this entry
APA

seasnail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasnail

MLA

“seasnail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasnail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seasnail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seasnail.

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