sea snail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see sneyl]
- /si sneɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see sneyl]
- /si sneɪl/

Definitions of sea snail words

noun plural sea snail any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic. 1
noun plural sea snail any of several marine gastropods having a spirally coiled shell, as a whelk. 1
noun sea snail any small spiny-finned fish of the family Liparidae, esp Liparis liparis, of cold seas, having a soft scaleless tadpole-shaped body with the pelvic fins fused into a sucker 0

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Origin of sea snail

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English seesnail, Old English sǣsnǣgl. See sea, snail

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Parts of speech for Sea snail

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sea snail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea snail usage trend in Literature

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