microsnail

ˈmaɪkroʊsneɪl

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Definition of microsnail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

snail that requires microscope to see

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The microsnail is so tiny it can only be seen with a microscope.

small snail

TECH.

very small snail, often marine

TECH.

The microsnail was barely visible on the leaf.

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very small snail, often marine

Origin of microsnail

Greek, mikros (small) + snail (gastropod mollusk)

Examples of microsnail in a sentence

The microsnail's habitat is extremely delicate.
The aquarium displayed a variety of microsnail habitats.

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French:escargot invisible à l'œil nu, microescargot, ...
German:Mikroschnecke, ...
Italian:microchiocciola, microlumaca, ...
Spanish:caracol microscópico, microcaracol, ...
Portuguese:microlímaco, microcaracol, ...
Chinese:显微蜗牛, 微型蜗牛, ...
Japanese:マイクロカタツムリ, マイクロスネイル, ...
Arabic:حَلَزُون مِجْهَرِي, حَلَزُون صَغِير جِدّا, ...
Hebrew:חִלָּזוֹן זָעִיר, מִיקְרוֹ-חִילָזוֹן, ...
Russian:микроулитка, маленькая улитка, ...
Ukrainian:мікроскопічний равлик, мікроравлик, ...
Hindi:सूक्ष्म घोंघा, माइक्रोस्नेल, ...
Bengali:মাইক্রোস্নেইল, ...
Catalan:micros cargol, microscargol, ...
Czech:mikroplž, mikrošneček, ...
Danish:mikrosnegl, lille snegl, ...
Dutch:microslak, dwergslak, ...
Greek:μικροσκοπικό σαλιγκάρι, μικροσαλιγκάρι, ...
Hungarian:aprócsiga, mikrocsiga, ...
Khmer:ខ្យងតូចបំផុតដែលត្រូវប្រើមីក្រូទស្សន៍ដើម្បីមើលឃើញ, ខ្យងតូចល្អិត, ...
Korean:현미경 달팽이, 작은 달팽이, ...
Persian:حلزون میکروسکوپی, حلزون کوچک, ...
Polish:mikroślimak, mikroślimaczek, ...
Portuguese (BR):microlímaco, caracol minúsculo, ...
Romanian:micromelc, melc minuscul, ...
Swedish:mikroskopisk snigel, mikrosnigel, ...
Thai:หอยทากที่ต้องใช้กล้องจุลทรรศน์ดู, หอยทากขนาดเล็ก, ...
Turkish:mikroskopik salyangoz, mikrosalyangoz, ...
Vietnamese:ốc sên siêu nhỏ, ốc siêu nhỏ, ...

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