Nerita

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nerita \Ne*ri"ta\, prop. n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, Gr.
     nhri`ths, nhrei`ths.] (Zool.)
     A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm
     climates.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nerita
       n : having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick
           usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum