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Large Snail

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noun

• any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

25%9Large marine snail with a distinctive shell
noun

• found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch

25%7 Marine snail with a large, shiny shell
noun

• any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

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New York Times01 Jan 1978 Down 58
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