achatina

noun

ach·​a·​ti·​na

ˌa-kə-ˈtī-nə,

-ˈtē-nə

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Achatinidae) comprising very large air-breathing land snails native to Africa but introduced for food in parts of southeast Asia and the Pacific islands where they have become serious pests of agricultural crops

2

plural -s : a snail of the genus Achatina compare agate snail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin achates agate + New Latin -ina

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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