Achatina

See also: achatina

Translingual

Achatina reticulata

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Achatina f

1. 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