cochlea vs snail

cochlea

noun
  • A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail. 

  • The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses. 

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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