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snail vs garden snail

garden snail vs snail

snail and garden snail both are nouns.

snail is a verb but garden snail is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
snail Yes No Yes No
garden snail Yes No No No
As nouns, garden snail is a hyponym of snail; that is, garden snail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than snail:
  • snail: freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
  • garden snail: any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
Other hyponyms of snail include scorpion shell, edible snail, Helix pomatia.
snail (noun) garden snail (noun)
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
snail (verb) garden snail (verb)
gather snails
Difference between snail and garden snail

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