Achatina
See also: achatina
Translingual
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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