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water snail

wa·ter snail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er sneyl]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər sneɪl/
    • /ˈwɔːtə(r) sneɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er sneyl]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər sneɪl/

Definition of water snail words

  • noun water snail Archimedes' screw. 1

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Origin of water snail

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65

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Parts of speech for Water snail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

water snail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.

water snail usage trend in Literature

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