LITTORINA

Meaning of LITTORINA in English

noun a genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. they feed on seaweeds. the common periwinkle is a well-known example. ·see periwinkle.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

LITTORINA — ˌlid.əˈrīnə, -rēnə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin littor-, littus seashore + New Latin -ina : the type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTORINA — (n.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They …
Английский словарь Webster
LITTORINA — ( n. ) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTORINA — n. genus of gastropod mollusks comprised of the periwinkles and sea snails
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PERIWINKLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English perwinke, from Old English perwince, from Vulgar Latin *pervinca, short for Latin vincapervinca Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERIWINKLE — I In botany, any of various plants of the genus Vinca of the dogbane family . The lesser periwinkle ( …
Английский словарь Британика
LITTORINOID — adjective see littorina
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIWINKLE — I. ˈperəˌwiŋkəl, -rēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by periwinkle ) (II) of Middle English pervenke, pervinke, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTORINIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrinəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Littorina, type genus + -idae : a large nearly cosmopolitan family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITORINA — Etymology: New Latin, from Latin litor-, litus seashore + New Latin -ina synonym of littorina
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA SNAIL — () Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
ROSTRUM — (n.) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of Littorina.
Английский словарь Webster
PERIWINKLE — (n.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used …
Английский словарь Webster
SEA SNAIL — Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROSTRUM — ( n. ) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of Littorina.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIWINKLE — ( n. ) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIWINKLE — periwinkle 1 /per"i wing'keuhl/ , n. 1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, esp. Littorina littorea, used for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIWINKLE — n. sea snail, littorina littorea (type of edible shellfish); shrub-like evergreen plant with blue petals that are shaped like funnels …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PERIWINKLE — I. ˈper-i-ˌwiŋ-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English perwinke, from Old English perwince, from Vulgar Latin * pervinca, short for Latin vincapervinca …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEA SNAIL — any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of littorina, natica, ·etc. 2. sea snail ·- a small fish of …
Webster English vocab
ROSTRUM — noun the beak or head of a ship. 2. rostrum ·noun the beak, or sucking mouth parts, of hemiptera. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PERIWINKLE — noun a trailing herb of the genus vinca. 2. periwinkle ·noun any small marine gastropod shell of the genus littorina. …
Webster English vocab
WINKLE
Concise Oxford English vocab
PERIWINKLE — [per.i.win.kle] n [ME perwinke, fr. OE perwince, fr. (assumed) VL pervinca, short for L vincapervinca] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERIWINKLE — in zoology, any small marine snail belonging to the family Littorinidae. Periwinkles are widely distributed shore (littoral) snails, chiefly herbivorous, …
Britannica English vocabulary
WINKLE — n. & v. --n. any edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Littorina; a periwinkle. --v.tr. (foll. by out) esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WINKLE — n. & v. n. any edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Littorina; a periwinkle. v.tr. (foll. by out) esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WINKLE — n. & v. --n. any edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Littorina; a periwinkle. --v.tr. (foll. by out) esp. …
Oxford English vocab
PERIWINKLE — n. In zoology, any of some 80 species (family Littorinidae) of widely distributed, chiefly herbivorous shore snails . Periwinkles are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WINKLE — сущ. береговичок (моллюск) (зоология) береговая улитка, литорина (Littorina) (разговорное) выжать, вытеснить; вытащить (обыкн. * out) - at last I *d …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WINKLE — _I ʹwıŋk(ə)l n зоол. береговая улитка, литорина ( Littorina ) _II ʹwıŋk(ə)l v разг. выжать, вытеснить; вытащить ( обыкн. winkle …
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Webster English vocab

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