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单词 nerite
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Definition of nerite in English:

nerite

noun ˈnɪərʌɪtˈnirˌīt
  • A chiefly tropical mollusc with a somewhat globe-shaped and brightly marked shell, typically found in water.

    蜒螺

    Superfamily Neritacea, class Gastropoda: several genera and species, including the European freshwater snail Theodoxus fluviatilis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As with the checkered nerite, some members of a population spend more time in the water than others.
    • Local people eat limpets and the gonads of shingle urchins uncooked but they eat nerites and periwinkles boiled.
    • External colour in tropical nerites is quite variable, and of limited use in identification.
    • To eat the contents, the nerite has to crush the diatom's hard silicate armour on the ground.
    • But you're right that, practically speaking, it's going to be very difficult to culture nerites in your aquarium.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin nerita, from Greek nēritēs 'sea mussel', from the name of the sea god Nereus.

Definition of nerite in US English:

nerite

nounˈnirˌīt
  • A chiefly tropical mollusk with a somewhat globe-shaped and brightly marked shell, typically found in water.

    蜒螺

    Superfamily Neritacea, class Gastropoda: several genera and species, including the European freshwater snail Theodoxus fluviatilis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But you're right that, practically speaking, it's going to be very difficult to culture nerites in your aquarium.
    • As with the checkered nerite, some members of a population spend more time in the water than others.
    • Local people eat limpets and the gonads of shingle urchins uncooked but they eat nerites and periwinkles boiled.
    • To eat the contents, the nerite has to crush the diatom's hard silicate armour on the ground.
    • External colour in tropical nerites is quite variable, and of limited use in identification.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin nerita, from Greek nēritēs ‘sea mussel’, from the name of the sea god Nereus.

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