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Definition of Achatina

Achatina
Achatina Ach`a*ti"na, n. [NL., from Gr. ? agate.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

Meaning of Achatina from wikipedia

- marginata. Achatina achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) Achatina achatina bayoli Morelet, 1888 Achatina achatina depravata Bequaert, 1950 Achatina achatina elegans...
- 1866 Achatina bayoli Morelet, 1888 Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith, 1878 Achatina connollyi Preston, 1912 Achatina coroca Bruggen, 1978 Achatina craveni...
- common name "giant African snail" with other species of snails such as Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata. This snail species has been considered...
- Clastoptera achatina, the pecan spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America. "Clastoptera achatina Report"...
- Cerconota achatina is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Colombia, Guyana and French Guiana. The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are...
- 1792) Synonyms Achatina borniana Beck, 1837 Achatina capensis Albers in E. von Martens, 1860 Achatina chemnitziana L. Pfeiffer, 1842 Achatina indotata Reeve...
- diameter. The largest known land gastropod is the African giant snail Achatina achatina, the largest recorded specimen of which measured 39.3 centimetres...
- achatina is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Peru, and Brazil. "Oreodera achatina"...
- of the Zoological Society of London. 14 (166) Fontanilla I.K.C. (2010). Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich: its molecular phylogeny, genetic variation...
- canadensis, called "elk" or "wapiti" in North America. The ISSG lists it as Achatina fulica. The ISSG booklet gives it as Rana catesbeiana. The ISSG lists it...