Neritina

2 definitions found

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

  Neritina \Ner`i*ti"na\, prop. n. (Zool.)
     A genus including numerous species of shells resembling
     {Nerita} in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are
     often delicately tinted.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neritina
       n : ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish
           waters