Meanings
nounwater snail (plural water snails)
plural water snails · alternative water-snail
- biologyAn aquatic (usually freshwater) snail.
- biologyespecially, a pond snail (Lymnaeidae spp.)
Origin
From water + snail. Compare land snail, sea snail, etc.
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APA
water snail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20snail
MLA
“water snail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20snail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water snail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20snail.
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