tree snail

American  

noun

1. any tree- or bush-living gastropod of the family Bulimulidae, inhabiting tropical and temperate regions and characterized by brightly colored shells with distinct central whorls.

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Example Sentences

Yet in the past 12 years, at least 467 species have gone extinct, with most of these creatures — including a type of rodent called the melomy and a Hawaiian tree snail called Achatinella apexfulva — quietly disappearing and utterly unknown to the vast majority of humans.

From Salon

They include iiwi and elepaio birds, a tree snail called pupu kani oe and the Hawaiian hoary bat, also known as opeapea.

From Seattle Times

When the last known Hawaiian tree snail of the species Achatinella apexfulva died on New Year’s Day, wildlife biologist David Sischo was there to mourn it.

From Nature

The first documented extinction of 2019 occurred on New Year’s Day, with the death of a Hawaiian tree snail named George.

From The New Yorker

In some ways, this story played out recently with a Hawaiian tree snail species called Achatinella apexfulva.

From Washington Post