pond snail

noun

1. a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail ( Limnaea stagnalis ) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke

Example Sentences

While used in pond snail embryos for this study, the authors say the model has broad applicability across all species, and they provide comprehensive scripts and documentation for applying Dev-ResNet in different biological systems.

From Science Daily

A team in Japan led by Reiko Kuroda, a chemist and biologist, has successfully used the technique to manipulate a single gene responsible for shell direction in a species of great pond snail.

From New York Times

With so few neurons, changing just one can significantly alter a pond snail’s behavior.

From New York Times

While humans have billions of tiny neurons that guide us on a misbegotten grocery trip, the pond snail’s brain is made up of only about 20,000 relatively giant cells.

From New York Times

Though the human brain is more complex than a pond snail’s, the organ between your ears may allow you to generalize perceptions of food in your environment, ignoring whether it’s particularly tasty, healthy or well-paired just to get a bite.

From New York Times