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Littorina
(gcide) | Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zool.)
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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littorina
(wn) | Littorina
n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
Littorina, genus Littorina] |
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Littorina littorea
(gcide) | Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zool.)
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina.
The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe
extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
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Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as Fulgur carica, and {Fulgur
canaliculata}.
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genus littorina
(wn) | genus Littorina
n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
Littorina, genus Littorina] |
littorina
(wn) | Littorina
n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
Littorina, genus Littorina] |
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