nerite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.

Word forms

nerite nerites

Etymology

From Latin nērīta, from Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της (nērī́tēs).

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