land snail
Americannoun
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any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails: some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests.
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any terrestrial snail.
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The species, the giant African land snail, was detected earlier this month in Miramar, Fla., north of Miami.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023
Florida agriculture officials are quarantining a section of Broward County to try to wipe out the giant African land snail, an invasive species that threatens the state’s agriculture and can cause meningitis.
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023
The last live giant African land snail was reported in 2017.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
"The workers found an unmarked box containing a giant African land snail amongst the boxes ready to be distributed for delivery across the country," he explained.
From Fox News • Aug. 22, 2021
Emerson says that the name kahuli is applied to the land snail to describe the peculiar tilting motion as the snail crawls first to one side and then to the other of the leaf.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
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