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Definition of Nerite
1. n. Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.
Definition of Nerite
1. Noun. (zoology) Any mollusk of the genus ''Nerita''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nerite
1. a type of sea snail [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nerite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nerite
Literary usage of Nerite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Solomon Islands and Their Natives by Henry Brougham Guppy (1887)
"sent the stages of transition from the one species to the other. If this be
possible, then I would suggest that the fresh-water nerite (Neritina ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"Cuvier makes the nerites (Nerita, Linn.) immediately follow Janthina, and includes
under them Natica, Lam. ; the nerite, properly so called (Nerita, Lam.; ..."
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