snail

Example Sentences

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L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy, near Reims, said it had been robbed of its entire stock of fresh and frozen snails - a "real blow" ahead of the holiday season.

From BBC

Conservationists and citizen scientists have joined forces for a project to save London's "charming little" ice-age hairy snail.

From BBC

In London, meanwhile, scientists are trying to save German hairy snails.

From MarketWatch

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch

The process happens at an incredibly slow rate -- roughly a millionth the speed of a snail.

From Science Daily