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Papuina
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Translingual
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Etymology
Possibly from mul Papua en Indo-Pacific island -ina f en -ine. This theory is based upon the possibility of the snails being found near or around Papua. This is supported by the species name mul Papuina papuensis species en Papuan papuina (formerly Helix papuensis species).
Proper noun
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genus family Camaenidae certain marine snails
Hypernyms
genus ; Hadrinae subfamily subfamily
References
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