land snail
Americannoun
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any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails: some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests.
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any terrestrial snail.
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Florida agriculture officials are quarantining a section of Broward County to try to wipe out the giant African land snail, an invasive species that threatens the state’s agriculture and can cause meningitis.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Not a land snail or one of the sea creatures whose hard protective layer can be found washed up on shores.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
The last live giant African land snail was reported in 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
"The workers found an unmarked box containing a giant African land snail amongst the boxes ready to be distributed for delivery across the country," he explained.
From Fox News ● Aug. 22, 2021
Explain.How many tentacles has a pond snail? a land snail?
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
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