Achatina

Achatina
Ach·a·ti·na (ak″ə-tiґnə) a genus of large land snails of the family Achatinidae, order Stylommatophora, originally native to Africa. A. fuliґca serves as an intermediate host of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis.

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  • Achatina — fulica Escargot géant africain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achatina — Achatina, so v.w. Achatschnecke …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Achatina — Taxobox name = Achatina image caption = Achatina fulica regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Stylommatophora familia = Achatinidae genus = Achatina Achatina is a genus of medium sized to very large, air breathing,… …   Wikipedia

  • achatina — ˌakəˈtīnə, ēnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin achates agate + New Latin ina more at agate 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Achatinidae) comprising very large air breathing land …   Useful english dictionary

  • Achatina Fulica — Escargot géant africain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Achatina fulica — Escargot géant africain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Achatina reticulata — ? Achatina reticulata Научная клас …   Википедия

  • Achatina fulica — Escargot géant africain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Achatina achatina — See also: Giant African land snail, Achatina fulica, and Archachatina marginata Achatina achatina Five views of a shell of Achatina achatina …   Wikipedia

  • Achatina fulica —   Caracol gigante africano …   Wikipedia Español

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