sea snail
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ben Cooper has been a fisherman in Whitstable on the north Kent coast since 1997, and relies heavily on the common whelk, a type of sea snail.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
The molecule came from the Conus magus, a sea snail found in the deep sea.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
Rodney Dillon noticed the day he squeezed into a wet suit several years ago and dove into Trumpeter Bay to catch his favorite food, a big sea snail called abalone.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2019
Now scientists are trying to save this mysterious sea snail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
It is sometimes called the sea snail, and is found on the marine grass in harbours, as well as in the open sea.
From Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by Moss, E. G. B.
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