seasnail (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *seasnail*:
NOUN	animal	seasnail, snailfish, sea snail, Liparis liparis	small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker
animal	seasnail	any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell

English > *seasnail*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish.
Synonyms	snailfish, sea snail, Liparis liparis
Member of	Liparis, genus Liparis	type genus of the Liparididae
Broader	scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish	fishes having the head armored with bony plates
Spanish	liparidae

English > *seasnail*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids.
Narrower	limpet	Any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells
	moon shell, moonshell	marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires
	neritid, neritid gastropod	operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
	periwinkle, winkle	edible marine gastropod
	triton	Tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
	whelk	large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
Broader	gastropod, univalve	A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

HyperDic: seasnail