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Definition of snail noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

snail

noun

NAmE//sneɪl//

a small soft creature with a hard round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. Some types of snails can be eaten.

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at a snail's pace

very slowly

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