'Nerita' definitions:
Definition of 'nerita'
(from WordNet)
noun
A neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
Definition of 'Nerita'
From: 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]