蝸牛

Noun

 * 1) land snail

Etymology 1
From compound.

Noun

 * 1) a snail
 * 2)  cochlea

Etymology 2
Alteration of katatsuburi, in turn a compound of +.

The kanji spelling is.

Noun

 * 1) a snail

Etymology 3
Alteration of, itself a compound of +.

Noun

 * 1) a snail