Snail (Noun)
Meaning 1
Edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Escargots, a dish of cooked snail, is a popular appetizer in French cuisine.
- The chef carefully placed a snail on each plate, making sure not to spill the garlic butter sauce.
- As an adventurous eater, she was excited to try her first snail at the French restaurant.
- The waiter recommended the house specialty, baked snail smothered in a rich parsley and lemon sauce.
- At the local market, fresh snail could be found in season, usually in the crates near the fresh vegetables.
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Meaning 2
Freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.