land snail

land snail
noun
: a terrestrial gastropod usually belonging to the pulmonate suborder Stylommatophora

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1. any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails: some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests.
2. any terrestrial snail.

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