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emerald green snail

emerald green snail noun: a large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.

emerald green snail: a large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in...
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Noun

emerald green snail (plural emerald green snails)

  1. A large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.

Forms of emerald green snail

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Questions about emerald green snail

What does emerald green snail mean?
Emerald green snail means a large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.
What part of speech is emerald green snail?
Emerald green snail is a noun.
What is the plural of emerald green snail?
The plural of emerald green snail is emerald green snails.

Words near emerald green snail in the dictionary

  1. emerald cockroach wasps
  2. emerald copper
  3. emerald cuckoo
  4. emerald cuckoos
  5. emerald green
  6. emerald green snail
  7. emerald green snails
  8. emerald greens
  9. Emerald Hill
  10. Emerald Isle
  11. Emerald Lake Hills

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