NERITA PELORONTA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area

Synonyms:

bleeding tooth; Nerita peloronta

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Nouns denoting animals

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)

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