banded Florida tree snail

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noun

a tree-dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers.

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Also called lig snail.

Words nearby banded Florida tree snail

B&D, B and E, bandeau, banded, banded anteater, banded Florida tree snail, banded purple, banded rattlesnake, bandelet, Bandelier, Bandello

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“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
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“I do not support gay marriages being recognized in Florida,” he wrote Andrew Walther of Sanford.
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Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.
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A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
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Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.
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This tiny person spent little or none of his time in the tree-tops, but chose to stay near the ground.
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Each tiny tree was a plume of leaves; the rows stretched out to the hilltop, and over.
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Wide and straight, well made and tree-lined throughout, it supplied the two great arteries of Indian life.
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I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
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It was supposed by many on its discovery to grow like the engraving given—in form resembling a tree or shrub rather than an herb.
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