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Meaning of LITTORINA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
 
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 Synonyms: genus Littorina
 
 See Also: family Littorinidae, Littorinidae, mollusk genus, periwinkle, winkle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See {Littoral}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral
shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts.
They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known
example. See {Periwinkle}.
 
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