An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A general name for a member of the large group of terrestrial and fresh-water gastropod molluscs which have a coiled shell. → slug.

Etymology (EN): M.E. snail, snayl(e), O.E. snegel; cognate with M.H.G. snagel, dialectal Ger. Schnegel.

Etymology (PE): Râb, dialectal Gilaki and Tabari (also see Dehxodâ). Halazun, from Ar.