[ '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 .
[ '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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004