ramshorn snail

British

/ ˈræmzˌhɔːn /

noun

any of various freshwater snails of the genus Planorbis that are widely used in aquariums

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The endangered magnificent ramshorn snail is living in the wild in North Carolina again for the first time in 20 years following the reintroduction of 2,860 of the slow-moving gastropods into a pond.

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