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PRONUNCIATION OF SNAIL SHELL

snail shell  [sneɪl ʃɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNAIL SHELL

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Snail shell is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SNAIL SHELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

snail shell

Gastropod shell

The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage. In land snails, in some freshwater snails and in intertidal marine snails, the shell is also an essential protection against the sun, and against drying out. Most gastropod shells are spirally coiled. The coiling is usually right-handed, but in some taxa the coiling is left-handed and in a very few species there can be both right-handed and left-handed individuals. The gastropod shell has several layers, and is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated out into an organic matrix known as conchiolin. The shell is secreted by a part of the molluscan body known as the mantle. Some gastropods are shell-less, but the majority of gastropods do have a shell. In almost every case the shell consists of one piece, and is typically spirally coiled, although some groups, such as the various families and genera of limpets, have simple cone-shaped shells as adults.

Definition of snail shell in the English dictionary

The definition of snail shell in the dictionary is the spirally coiled shell of a snail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNAIL SHELL


aeroshell
ˈɛərəʊˌʃɛl
bandshell
ˈbændˌʃɛl
bodyshell
ˈbɒdɪˌʃɛl
bombshell
ˈbɒmˌʃɛl
clamshell
ˈklæmˌʃɛl
cockleshell
ˈkɒkəlˌʃɛl
dayshell
ˈdeɪˌʃɛl
echelle
ɛˈʃɛl
eggshell
ˈɛɡˌʃɛl
inshell
ɪnˈʃɛl
Machel
məˈʃɛl
nutshell
ˈnʌtˌʃɛl
seashell
ˈsiːˌʃɛl
Seychelles
seɪˈʃɛl
shell
ʃɛl
soft-shell
ˈsɒftˌʃɛl
subshell
ˈsʌbˌʃɛl
toothshell
ˈtuːθˌʃɛl
tortoiseshell
ˈtɔːtəsˌʃɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNAIL SHELL

snagging
snaggleteeth
snaggletooth
snaggletoothed
snaggy
snaglike
snags
snail
snail cam
snail mail
snail-like
snail-mail
snail´s pace
snailery
snailfish
snaily
snake
snake charmer
snake dance
snake eyes

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNAIL SHELL

abalone shell
blonde bombshell
coat-of-mail shell
come out of one´s shell
cone shell
ear shell
hard-shell
hell
high-explosive shell
in a nutshell
jingle shell
lamp shell
oyster shell
patty shell
razor shell
razor-shell
scallop shell
star shell
top-shell
unshell
window shell

Synonyms and antonyms of snail shell in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «snail shell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNAIL SHELL

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Translator English - Chinese

蜗牛壳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concha de caracol
570 millions of speakers

English

snail shell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोंघा खोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحلزون قذيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

улитка оболочки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caracol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শামুক শেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coquille d´escargot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siput shell
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schneckenhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カタツムリの殻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달팽이 껍질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cangkang bekicot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vỏ ốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நத்தை ஷெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोगलगाय शेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salyangoz kabuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lumaca shell
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muszli ślimaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

равлик оболонки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melc coajă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαλιγκάρι κέλυφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slakdop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snäckskal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sneglehus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snail shell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL SHELL»

The term «snail shell» is regularly used and occupies the 87.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNAIL SHELL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snail shell

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNAIL SHELL»

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Snail-Shell Harbor.
SNAIL-SHELL. HARBOR. oJOio CHAPTER I. The Harbor, and the People who lived there. N the north-western coast of Lake Michigan, a narrow point of land bends around towards the west and north, somewhat like the curling tube of a ...
J.H. LANGILLE., 1870
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Handbook of Nature Study
Do you know how the snail eggs look and where they are laid? How large is the shell of the smallest garden snail you ever saw? How many spiral turns were there in it? Open an empty snail shell and see how the spirals widened as the snail ...
Anna Botsford Comstock, 1939
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Teaching with Folk Stories of the Hmong: An Activity Book
The center of the coil of the snail's shell symbolizes the ancestors. The outer spirals are the successive generations, and the double snail shell represents the union of two families and also symbolizes the spinning motion used in many spiritual ...
Dia Cha, 2000
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art
Early Christians associated the form of the omphalos with the domical tomb of Christ, and later the domes of churches have on occasion been compared to the snail shell. In the 16th century, "stay-at- home" creatures like the snail and the ...
Hope B. Werness, 2006
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A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British ...
Vitrina elongata. Elongated Glass Bubble. VIII. HELIX. SNAIL-SHELL. So named from the spiral twist of the volutions. 23. Helix nemoralis. Girdled Snail-shell. 24. Helix hortensis. Garden Snail-shell. 25. Helix Arbustorum. Shrub Snail-shell. 26.
William Turton, 1831
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Crafting Tilda's Friends
For pattern see page 62 You will need ' fabric for body and snail shell ' stuffing ' a piece of wood to glue the snail onto ' root threads for bow For the snail on wheels you will need ' four wooden wheels ' two sticks ' rope and a wooden ball ...
Tone Finnanger, 2010
7
From Hunters to Farmers: The Causes and Consequences of Food ...
Marsh deposits exposed in tributary to Wadi Telidjene snail shell 6957 ±69 Oued Telidjene A 1-9832 Escargotiere — middle of deposits: 120-125 cm snail shell 7280 ±120 charcoal 5965 ±115 charcoal 6485 ±125 charcoal 6505 ±125 ...
John Desmond Clark, Steven A. Brandt, 1984
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How to Dissect
The number of bands on the shell of a snail reveals its age; the fewer bands on the shell of a snail, the younger the snail. Try boring or filing a hole in the top of the snail's shell and flashing a pen light into the opening, to get better observations.
William Berman, 2012
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Asclepiadaceae Origins: Greek kochlos, kochlias "snail, snail-shell, spiral shell" and anthos "flower." Cochlianthus Benth. Fabaceae Origins: Greek kochlos, kochlias "snail, anything spirally twisted" and anthos "flower." Cochleanthes Raf.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
10
Snail
Snail shells Have you ever found an empty snail shell on the ground? A snail's shell is a spiral tube made of a chalky material called calcium. It has a thin covering, a bit like a coat of varnish. Did You Know? Snail shells are amazingly tough.
John Woodward, 2010

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNAIL SHELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snail shell is used in the context of the following news items.
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Snail Shell Harbor dock temporarily closed for repairs
The dock at Snail Shell Harbor was scheduled to be replaced during the 2015 boating season, but due to delays in the development process, the replacement ... «UpperMichigansSource.com, Jun 15»
2
Snail shell creates blue iridescence with mineral
The striking pattern, which makes the limpet resemble iridescent, shell-less snails that live nearby and are poisonous, is a defense, the researchers speculate ... «Science News, Mar 15»
3
Does Painting Snail Shells to Keep Them From Being Stepped on …
Clearly, we are not alone in our respect for snails – there are some individuals who have taken to painting snail shells to make them more visible. While some ... «One Green Planet, Oct 14»
4
Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used to be
Bonding, or “clumping” together, of heavy carbon-13 and oxygen-18 isotopes in the carbonate of snail shells happens more readily at colder temperatures, and ... «UW Today, Sep 14»
5
Ocean Acidification Chipping Away at Snail Shells
The study finds that corrosive water off the U.S. West Coast is dissolving the shells of a marine snail, also known as a sea butterfly, that is a key player in the ... «National Geographic, May 14»
6
Snail shell stripes reveal Irish origins
You might find the identical cousin of this Irish banded wood snail in the forests of faraway France. Despite living thousands of kilometres apart, their stripy shells ... «New Scientist, Jun 13»
7
Snail shell coiling programmed by protein patterning
Snail shells coil in response to an lopsided protein gradient across their shell ... The ancestral snail is thought to have had a coiled shell but during evolution ... «EurekAlert, May 13»
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Deep-Sea Snail Shell Could Inspire Better Body Armor
A deep-sea snail wears a multilayered suit of armor, complete with iron, new research shows. Dissecting details of the shell's structure could inspire tough new ... «Wired News, Jan 10»
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Snail shell spiral switched
Researchers in Japan have altered the destiny of a rout of snails by changing the chirality of their shells before birth. By delicately manipulating a batch of ... «physicsworld.com, Nov 09»

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