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water snail

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noun

Archimedes' screw.

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Origin of water snail

First recorded in 1555–65

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Examples from the Web for water snail

Any water-snail may have to take to a terrestrial life if the ponds in which it lives are liable to dry up during warm weather.
The Evolutionist at Large|Grant Allen