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Definition and Synonyms for カタツムリ
| 1. | 蝸牛 | たいてい外側に封入する渦巻き状の貝殻を持つ、淡水または海洋性・地上性腹足類の軟体動物 |
| Snail | freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell | |
| Synonyms: | かたつむり, 巻き貝 | |
| 2. | 蝸牛 | コルチ器官によって音の震動が神経インパルスに変換される内耳のカタツムリ型の管 |
| Cochlea | the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti | |
| Synonyms: | かたつむり, 蝸牛殻 |
Categories カタツムリ is a member of
| 1. | 腹足類 | 一片のコイル状の貝殻と有柄眼のある頭部に平たい筋肉質の肢を持つ軟体動物綱 |
| Gastropod | a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | |
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| 2. | 管 | くぼんだ円筒形身体構造物の総称 |
| Tube | any hollow cylindrical body structure | |
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Sample Sentences for カタツムリ
タクシーはカタツムリと同じくらいのろのろ進んでいるように思えた。
The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.
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