NERITA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("nerita" is a kind of...):

neritid; neritid gastropod (operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell)

Holonyms ("nerita" is a member of...):

genus Nerita (type genus of the Neritidae)

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