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snail

[sneyl] / sneɪl /
NOUN
mollusk
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Diana Ruzova: I know you started off with snail mail and word of mouth to promote the screenings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Sitting at the workbench in front of a small jet of flame, Vittorio’s son, Davide, shaped a speck of glass into a delicate snail to add to the store’s collection of glass flora and fauna.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Like the mussels, it requires “crystal-clear, rock-hard, ice-cold water,” said Robert T. Dillon, a former biology professor who runs the Freshwater Gastropods of North America Project, which inventories snail species.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

It involved the snail darter, a tiny, then-endangered fish whose habitat would have been harmed by the proposed Tellico Dam in Tennessee.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The bucket contained about a gallon of seawater, and Fred set the moon snail at the bottom while he grabbed his tools.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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