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달팽이 meaning and pronunciation

dalpaengi · snail

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 44160
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 달팽이Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    나선형의 껍데기를 지고 다니며 머리에 두 더듬이와 눈이 있는 동물.

    English: snail — An animal that has a spiral shell on the back and two feelers and eyes on the head.

    Examples

    • 느린 달팽이.
    • 달팽이 한 마리.
    • 달팽이 집.
    • 달팽이가 기어가다.
    • 달팽이를 잡다.
    • 달팽이를 키우다.
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