emerald green snail

noun

A large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.

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nounemerald green snail (plural emerald green snails)

plural emerald green snails

  1. A large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.
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