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noun
Any in sea snail in the family Neritidae; a nerite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neritid gastropod
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seasnail
Narrower terms: nerita, bleeding tooth, Nerita peloronta, neritina
History
From nerite + -id, from Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της (nērī́tēs).
