SNAIL

[noun] [C] - a small thin animal that moves very slowly, eats plants and has a wet skin, no bones, eyes supported on stems, and a shell which protects its important organsSnails are a traditional French dish.Snails can hide in their shells when they face danger.Thrushes like eating garden snails, whose shells they break against rocks.Ordinary snails live on land or in fresh water, but there are many types of marine snail, such as limpets and whelks.See picture: MolluscsThe roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a snail's pace (= extremely slowly) for two hours.(humorous informal) You can use snail mail to refer to letters delivered by post when you think the postal service is slow and you prefer e-mail.We agreed the deal online, but we'll have to wait for snail mail to get the paperwork.