snail Definition

snail
noun

1. Any of numerous marine, freshwater, and terrestrial molluscs belonging to the same class as slugs, but carrying a coiled or conical shell on their backs, into which the whole body can be withdrawn.
2. A sluggish person or animal.

Derivative: snail-like
adj

Idiom: at a snail's pace

Extremely slowly; at a very slow speed.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon snæl.