neritina

noun

ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters

• Hypernyms: ↑neritid, ↑neritid gastropod

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Neritina

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\\ˌnerəˈtīnə, -tēnə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin nerita sea snail + New Latin -ina

1. capitalized : a genus of ornately marked and brightly colored snails (family Neritidae) chiefly inhabiting fresh and brackish waters

2. -s : any snail of the genus Neritina

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Neritina /ner-it-īˈnə/ noun

A brackish and freshwater genus related to Nerita

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Main Entry: ↑Nerita