NERITE


Meaning of NERITE in English

[ 'nɪərʌɪt ]

■ noun a mollusc with a globe-shaped and brightly marked shell, chiefly tropical and aquatic. [ Theodoxus fluviatilis and other species.]

Origin

C18: from L. nerita , from Gk nēritēs 'sea mussel', from the sea god Nereus .

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