seasnail
English Thesaurus
1. any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | gastropod, univalve, |
| definition | : | a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | neritid, neritid gastropod, |
| definition | : | operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | whelk, |
| definition | : | large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | triton, |
| definition | : | tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | moon shell, moonshell, |
| definition | : | marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | limpet, |
| definition | : | any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas (noun.animal) |
2. small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish (noun.animal)
| member meronym | : | genus liparis, liparis, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes (noun.animal) |
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