About The Word Nerita
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Nerita
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What's The Definition Of Nerita?
[n] having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nerita: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nerita: See Also | genus Nerita | neritid | neritid gastropod Nerita In Webster's Dictionary \Ne*ri"ta\, n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, gr. ?, ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm
climates.
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