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NERITA PELORONTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
Synonyms:
bleeding tooth; Nerita peloronta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nerita peloronta" is a kind of...):
neritid; neritid gastropod (operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell)
Holonyms ("Nerita peloronta" is a member of...):
genus Nerita (type genus of the Neritidae)