noun

• A marine mollusk with a shiny, almost spherical, shell and a large foot.

  Family Naticidae, class Gastropoda: Natica and other genera

  ‘She was explaining about the moon snail, which they had come across while wading.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Atlantic moon shells are found along most of the East Coast.’
  • ‘Moon snails are carnivorous sand dwellers feeding mainly on clams and other snails’
  • ‘Moon shells are snail-like globular forms with a half moon shaped aperture.’