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.

单词	nerite
释义	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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