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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nerite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈnɛɹaɪt/ (General-American)
/ˈnɪɹaɪt/ (General-American)
/ˈnɪəɹaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Nerita, from Latin nērīta, from Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της (nērī́tēs, “sea snail”).

Meanings

Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nerites	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Relateds

neritic · neritid

Translations (1)

fr nérite (mollusk)