noun
ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters
• Hypernyms: ↑neritid, ↑neritid gastropod
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Neritina
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\\ˌnerəˈtīnə, -tēnə\ noun1. capitalized : a genus of ornately marked and brightly colored snails (family Neritidae) chiefly inhabiting fresh and brackish waters
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Neritina /ner-it-īˈnə/ noun
A brackish and freshwater genus related to Nerita
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Main Entry: ↑Nerita
Useful english dictionary. 2012.