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Snail may refer to:
Animals
- Gastropoda
- Snail, one of almost all members of the molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells
- Cone snail or cone shell (family Conidae), one of the predatory marine snails found in coral reefs
- Snail racing, the sport of racing snails against each other
- Fish
- Snail darter, a small (up to 9 cm long) fish native to waters of East Tennessee
- Birds
- Snail Kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae
- Hydroid polyps
- Snail fur, Hydractinia echinata, a covering of predatory hydroid polyps on the outside of old snail shells where the snail has died
Speed or pace
- Snail mail, a derogatory retronym used to refer to letters and packages carried by conventional postal delivery services.
- Snail's pace, at a very slow pace or speed
Computer games
- Snails (game), a shooting game by PDAMill for the Pocket PC.
- Snail Maze, a 1986 video game by Sega, part of the Sega Master System.
Music
- Snail, a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from their 1991 album Gish.
- Snails (The Format album), an EP by The Format.
Other
- Gary the Snail, a character in the Nickelodeon animated 1999 TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
- The Snail, a painting by Henri Matisse from 1953
- A slang term for the power source of some rotary snowplows.
- A spiral-shaped cam, used in striking clocks and other mechanisms.
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