Definition
The family of large land snails found in Africa and Madagascar, including the giant African land snail that is considered an invasive pest.
Etymology
Scientific Latin family name derived from 'achates' (agate) with the family suffix '-idae', used in biological taxonomy for grouping related snail species.
Kelly Says
Giant African land snails in this family can grow to the size of your fist and have been accidentally transported worldwide in shipping containers, becoming one of the planet's most destructive invasive species.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አቻቲንአይዴ
a-cha-tee-na-i-de
ARالعربية
عائلة الأخطاطين
a-ila-tu al-akh-a-ta-tin
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকাটিনাইডি
a-ka-tee-na-i-di
CACatalà
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
CSČeština
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
DADansk
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
DEDeutsch
Achatinidae
a-ha-tee-ni-da-e
ELΕλληνικά
Αχάτινιδες
a-ha-tee-ni-des
ESEspañol
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
FAفارسی
خانوادهٔ آخاتین
khan-va-deh-e a-kha-ta-in
FISuomi
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
FRFrançais
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
GUGU
અચાટિનેઈડ
a-cha-tee-ne-i-d
HAHA
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
HEעברית
אכטיניד
a-kht-ni-d
HIहिन्दी
अचैटिनाइडे
a-cha-tee-na-i-de
HUMagyar
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
IGIG
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
ITItaliano
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
JA日本語
アハチニダエ
a-ha-chi-ni-da-e
KKKK
Ахатиніді
a-ha-ti-ni-di
KMKM
អាឆាទីណី
a-cha-tee-ni
KO한국어
아하티니데
a-ha-ti-ni-de
MRMR
अचटिनेडे
a-cha-tee-ne-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
MYမြန်မာ
အချာတီနီး
a-cha-tee-ni
NLNederlands
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
NONorsk
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
PAPA
ਅਚਾਟੀਨੇਡ
a-cha-tee-ne-d
PLPolski
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
PTPortuguês
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
RORomână
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
RUРусский
Ахатиниевые
a-ha-ti-ni-e-vye
SVSvenska
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
SWKiswahili
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
TAதமிழ்
அச்சாட்டினேயிட
a-cha-tta-ne-ya-i-da
TEతెలుగు
అచాటినేయి
a-cha-tee-ne-yi
THไทย
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
TLTL
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
TRTürkçe
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
UKУкраїнська
Ахатинієві
a-ha-ti-ni-ye-vi
URاردو
اچاتینائیڈ
a-cha-tee-na-i-d
VITiếng Việt
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
YOYO
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e
ZH中文
非洲大蜗牛科
fei-zhou da-wō-niú kē
ZUZU
Achatinidae
a-cha-tee-ni-da-e