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sea snail

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. snailfish, seasnail, sea snail, Liparis liparisnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. Sea snail

    Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visible shell.

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  1. sea snail

    A sea snail, also known as a marine snail, is a common name for snails that predominantly live in the sea or saltwater. These organisms belong to the class Gastropoda and can be found in a range of habitats from tidal zones to deep sea. Sea snails exhibit significant variation in shell shape, color, and size, and their diet comprises a variety of plant and animal matter. Like terrestrial snails, they are mollusks, and some species produce substances that are useful in developing new medicines.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sea snail

    a small fish of the genus Liparis, having a ventral sucker. It lives among stones and seaweeds

  2. Sea snail

    any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea snail in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea snail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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