achatinella

noun

ach·​a·​ti·​nel·​la

ˌa-kə-tə-ˈne-lə

1

capitalized : a genus comprising many species and varieties of air-breathing land snails peculiar to the Hawaiian islands

2

plural -s : a snail of the genus Achatinella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Achatina + -ella

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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