Achatina

See also: achatina

Translingual

Achatina reticulata

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin achatinus (“agate-like”).

Proper noun

Achatina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Achatinidae – land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Achatinina - suborder; Achatinoidea - superfamily; Achatinidae - family; Achatininae - subfamily; Achatinini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Achiatina achiatina - type species; for others see Achatina at World Register of Marine Species

Derived terms

Archachatina

References

Achatina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achatina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Achatina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Achatina at World Register of Marine Species

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