Mollusk in a shell Crossword Clue

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Mollusk in a shell Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
2. freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
(verb)
1. gather snails

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MOLLUSK (noun)
1. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
SHELL (verb)
1. remove the husks from
2. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
SHELL (noun)
1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
2. the exterior covering of a bird’s egg

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