Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gastropod of the genus Nerita or the family Neritidæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.

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  • Also found were crab claws, oysters, nerite shells and bird and mammal bones which give insight into the diet of the people.

    TrinidadExpress Today's News 2009

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