Etymology

nerite

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Today it means: Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae. Full definition →

taxonomic name Nerita ← Latin nērīta ← Ancient Greek νηρῑ́της
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνηρῑ́της“sea snail”
  2. Latin · derived fromnērīta
  3. taxonomic name · borrowed fromNerita
  4. English todaynerite

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

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