australian red snail

australian red snail
noun or australian snail
Usage: usually capitalized A
: a brilliant red Australian pulmonate snail (Lenameria dispar) with red blood often kept as a scavenger in freshwater aquaria

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Australian red snail,
a red freshwater snail of Australia commonly used in aquariums.

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