tree snail

American

noun

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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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 • Nov. 11, 2023

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 • May 13, 2019

As head of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, Bush is now leading the battle against rules that affect everything from the Hawaiian tree snail to high school sopranos.

From Time Magazine Archive

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