emerald green snails

A form of emerald green snail — 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.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of emerald green snail
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