neriten.

Brit.

/ˈnɪərʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪˌraɪt/

Forms:

α. 1700s– nerite.

β. 1700s–1800s nerit.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nerita.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nerita Nerita n. Compare Middle French, French nérite (1558).In quot. 1708 at α. , apparently after scientific Latin Nerites, denoting a fossil Nerita ( < Nerita Nerita n. with alteration of the suffix to -ites -ite suffix¹).

Zoology.

Originally: a living or fossil Nerita. Later also: any member of the suborder Neritopsina of molluscs (to which the genus Nerita belongs), which comprises prosobranch gastropods which typically have globose, brightly marked shells and are found chiefly in warm and tropical seas.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Holostomata > family Neritidae > genus Nerita or shell of

Nerita1696

nerite1708

yolk nerite1713

yolk nerita1796

yolk of egg1797

bleeding tooth1881

α.

1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 79 (advt.) Nerites, The Nerite, or Fossil Sea Snail.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 127 The black, red-streaked, and spotted Nerite.

1802 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire I. 523 The Yelanatsh forms deep marshes..and produces the small, variegated nerite before mentioned.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 13 The bivalve may close, and the operculated nerite retire into his home.

1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. ii. xxi. 255 The true Nerites are inhabitants of warm seas.

1945 E. Step & A. L. Wells Shell Life (new ed.) xi. 208 The Fresh-water Nerite (Neritina fluviatilis) is the sole representative of the family Neritidæ in this country.

1972 S. P. Dance Seashells 96 The true nerites of the genus Nerita comprise mostly amphibious forms which frequent places liable to be uncovered at high tide.

1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 80 Because of its high salinity, its banks and sand flats are full of virgin nerites, Atlantic bubble shells, and the Texas bay scallop.

β. 1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 344 To these are added 3 English Butterflies, and as many Sea Nerit Shells.1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 2/2 Red Nerit.1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 85 This species sems to form a link between the nerits and cochleae.1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. ix. 274 Upon a comparison of them with the nerit, the snail, or the periwinkle.1865 L. L. Clarke Common Seaweeds i. 23 Bright yellow Nerits, the commonest sea-snail of our coast.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nerite
释义	neriten. Brit. /ˈnɪərʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnɪˌraɪt/ Forms: α. 1700s– nerite. β. 1700s–1800s nerit. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nerita. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nerita Nerita n. Compare Middle French, French nérite (1558).In quot. 1708 at α. , apparently after scientific Latin Nerites, denoting a fossil Nerita ( < Nerita Nerita n. with alteration of the suffix to -ites -ite suffix¹). Zoology. Originally: a living or fossil Nerita. Later also: any member of the suborder Neritopsina of molluscs (to which the genus Nerita belongs), which comprises prosobranch gastropods which typically have globose, brightly marked shells and are found chiefly in warm and tropical seas. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Holostomata > family Neritidae > genus Nerita or shell of Nerita1696 nerite1708 yolk nerite1713 yolk nerita1796 yolk of egg1797 bleeding tooth1881 α. 1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 79 (advt.) Nerites, The Nerite, or Fossil Sea Snail. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 127 The black, red-streaked, and spotted Nerite. 1802 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire I. 523 The Yelanatsh forms deep marshes..and produces the small, variegated nerite before mentioned. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 13 The bivalve may close, and the operculated nerite retire into his home. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. ii. xxi. 255 The true Nerites are inhabitants of warm seas. 1945 E. Step & A. L. Wells Shell Life (new ed.) xi. 208 The Fresh-water Nerite (Neritina fluviatilis) is the sole representative of the family Neritidæ in this country. 1972 S. P. Dance Seashells 96 The true nerites of the genus Nerita comprise mostly amphibious forms which frequent places liable to be uncovered at high tide. 1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 80 Because of its high salinity, its banks and sand flats are full of virgin nerites, Atlantic bubble shells, and the Texas bay scallop. β. 1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 344 To these are added 3 English Butterflies, and as many Sea Nerit Shells.1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 2/2 Red Nerit.1778 E. M. da Costa Hist. Nat. Testaceorum Brit. 85 This species sems to form a link between the nerits and cochleae.1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. ix. 274 Upon a comparison of them with the nerit, the snail, or the periwinkle.1865 L. L. Clarke Common Seaweeds i. 23 Bright yellow Nerits, the commonest sea-snail of our coast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1708
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