sea snail

See also: seasnail

English

Alternative forms

sea-snail, seasnail

Etymology

From Middle English *se-snail, from Old English sǣsnæġl (“seasnail”), equivalent to sea +‎ snail. Cognate with Danish søsnegl (“seasnail”), Norwegian sjøsnegl (“seasnail”), Icelandic sjósnigill (“seasnail”).

Noun

sea snail (plural sea snails)

Any saltwater snail; a marine gastropod mollusk with a shell (contrasted with sea slug).

Translations

Translations

Ainu: モコリㇼ (mokorir)
Catalan: caragol de mar m
Finnish: merietana
French: bigorneau (fr) m
Galician: buguina (gl) f, carlou (gl) m, caramecha (gl) f
German: Meeresschnecke f
Greek:
Ancient: νηρίτης m (nērítēs)
Ingrian: vesimaonkotain
Latin: nārīta f
Neapolitan: sconciglio m
Old English: sǣsnæġl m

Anagrams

Asselian, Salesian, nasalise, snailase

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