civet vs snail

civet

noun
  • The musky perfume produced by the animal. 

  • Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale. 

  • A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. 

  • Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae 

snail

noun
  • The pod of the snail clover. 

  • A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock. 

  • A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers. 

  • A slow person; a sluggard. 

  • Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell. 

  • A locomotive with a prime mover but no traction motors, used to provide extra electrical power to another locomotive. 

verb
  • To move or travel very slowly. 

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