achatinella
noun
ach·a·ti·nel·la
ˌa-kə-tə-ˈne-lə
1
capitalized : a genus comprising many species and varieties of air-breathing land snails peculiar to the Hawaiian islands
2
plural -s : a snail of the genus Achatinella
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Achatina + -ella
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1