neritid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *neritid*:
NOUN	animal	neritid, neritid gastropod	operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell

English > *neritid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell.
Synonym	neritid gastropod
Member of	Neritidae, family Neritidae	neritids
Narrower	bleeding tooth, Nerita peloronta	gastropod having reddish toothlike projections / projections around the shell opening
	nerita	A neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
	neritina	ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters
Broader	seasnail	Any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell
Spanish	nerítido
Catalan	nerítid

HyperDic: neritid