genus nerita

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Neritidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk genus,
definition	:	a genus of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	nerita,
definition	:	a neritid gastropod having a short smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	bleeding tooth, nerita peloronta,
definition	:	gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family neritidae, neritidae,
definition	:	neritids (noun.animal)