Etymology

neritid

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Today it means: Any in sea snail in the family Neritidae; a nerite. Full definition →

taxonomic name Neritidae
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromNeritidae
  2. English todayneritid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Neritidae.

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