land snail

English

A land snail

Alternative forms

• land-snail, landsnail

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land +‎ snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.

Noun

land snail (plural land snails)

1. Any species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 34:

     The land-snail Achatinella evolved a thousand or more species.

Hypernyms

• snail, Pulmonata

Hyponyms

• (snail type): Oahu tree snail

Translations

species of snail that lives on land

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蝸牛／蜗牛 (wo¹ ngau⁴)

  Mandarin: 陸生蝸牛／陆生蜗牛 (lùshēng wōniú), 蝸牛／蜗牛 (wōniú)

• Finnish: maaetana
• Greek:

  Ancient: σέσιλος m (sésilos)

• Mon: ကၞုနူတိ
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: ốc sên (vi)