# land snail

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lond snayl (attested in the plural londe snayles), equivalent to land + snail. Compare water snail, sea snail, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/land-snail