snail fever
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Origin of snail fever
First recorded in 1945–50; so called because the parasites that cause the disease are carried by snails
Words nearby snail fever
snaggletooth, snaggy, snail, snail cam, snail darter, snail fever, snailfish, snailflower, snail kite, snail mail, snail-paced
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