חִלָּזוֹן
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Meanings
Masculine noun
1. a sea creature from which tekhelet can be extracted, Hexaplex trunculus (Jewish law)
2. gastropod (Modern Israeli)
Pronunciation
khilazón
Examples15
The French like to eat snails.
A snail's shell is spiral in form.
The issue is proceeding at a snail's pace.
I am amused by the idea of commanding by saying "Be a snail!"
Do slugs die if you put salt on them?
Do slugs die if you put salt on them?