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PRONUNCIATION OF NERITE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nerite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nerite

Neritidae

Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida. The family Neritidae includes marine genera such as Nerita, marine and freshwater genera such as Neritina, and freshwater and brackish water genera such as Theodoxus. A dish of cooked nerites from the Rajang River, Sarawak, Malaysia. The common name "nerite" as well as the family name Neritidae and the genus name Nerita, are derived from the name of Nerites, who was a sea god in Greek mythology.

Definition of nerite in the English dictionary

The definition of nerite in the dictionary is any member of the family of small sea snail or freshwater snail Neritidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NERITE


aerosiderite
ˌɛərəʊˈsaɪdəraɪt
alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
barite
ˈbɛəraɪt
Blairite
ˈblɛəraɪt
bright
braɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
curite
ˈkjʊəraɪt
fluorite
ˈflʊəraɪt
mugearite
muːˈɡɪəraɪt
neurite
ˈnjʊəraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
saussurite
sɔːˈsjʊəraɪt
sclerite
ˈsklɪəraɪt
sphaerite
ˈsfɪəraɪt
trailerite
ˈtreɪləraɪt
welfarite
ˈwɛlfɛəraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERITE

nerd
nerdgasm
nerdic
nerdiness
nerdish
nerdy
Nereid
nereis
Nereus
Neri
nerine
neritic
nerk
nerka
Nernst
Nernst heat theorem
Nero
nerol
neroli oil
nerts

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERITE

ankerite
cassiterite
cerite
cordierite
dolerite
dumortierite
favourite
forsterite
guerite
Hutterite
kieserite
laterite
marguerite
millerite
ozocerite
ozokerite
preterite
siderite
sphalerite
Thatcherite
witherite

Synonyms and antonyms of nerite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nerite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERITE

Find out the translation of nerite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nerite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nerite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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510 millions of speakers

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nerite
380 millions of speakers
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nerite
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Nerite
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Kahnschnecke
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nerite
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Translator English - Javanese

Nerite
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nerite
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Translator English - Marathi

Nerite
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Translator English - Turkish

nerite
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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

nerite
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Trends of use of nerite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERITE»

The term «nerite» is normally little used and occupies the 126.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NERITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nerite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERITE»

Discover the use of nerite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nerite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An History of Animals
The common, smooth, yellow Nerite: this varies in colour, being sometimes white, sometimes brown. 2. The lesser, white Nerite. 3. The larger, fasciated, thick- lipped Nerite. 4. The larger, slightly striated, broad-lipped Nerite. 5. The striated and ...
John Hill, 1752
2
A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
The small, orange-coloured, large-mouthed Cochlea. 8'. The great, brown Cochlea. ' * 3 ' .' ' z, . - - , 2. Of those called by authors Neritm, or Nerites, there are , The common, smooth, yellow Nerite: this varies in colour, \bein,g sometimes _white, ...
‎1773
3
Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native ...
Cerithidae Planaxis nucleus Modulus modulus Turritella variegata Continued on the next page tegula top-shell Antillean nerite bleeding tooth nerite bleeding tooth nerite checkered nerite four-tooth nerite nerite Clenche's nerite netted nerite  ...
Peter E. Siegel, 2005
4
A General Natural History Or New and Accurate Description of ...
The striated and punctulated Nerite. 6. The fasciated Nerite, with black and yellow spots. 7. The deeply furrowed Nerite. 8. The brown and yellowish spotted Nerite. 9. The brown and greyish spotted Nerite. 10. The rostrated jasper Nerite. II .
John Hill, 1752
5
The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica. Containing I. An ...
The flesh-coloured Nerite. NERITA 6. Subcarnea undulati'n per fascias Iongitudinales variegata; The ash-coloured Nerite with variegated stripes. II. Of such as shew not an open umbilicus. NERITA 7. Sublutea undulatim variegata; labiis ...
Patrick Browne, Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1789
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
Of those called by authors Nerite, or Nerites, there are, 1. The common, smooth, yellow Nerite: this variesyin colour, being sometimes white, sometimes brown. 2. The lesser, white Nerite. 3. The larger, fasciated, thick-lipped Nerite. 4. The larger  ...
John Hill, 1752
7
Figures of Molluscous Animals: Selected from Various ...
Nerite de Michaud. Voy. la Bonite, t. 34. f. 20. . Nerite de Gaimard, Voy. la Bonite, t. 34. f. 16. . Nerite georgienne, Voy. la Bonite, t. 34. f. 5. Nerite couleur de poix. Voy. la Bonite, t. 34. f. 8. . Nerite vêtue. Voy. la Bonite, t. 34. f. l2. . Nerite rugueuse .
Mrs. Maria Emma (Smith) Gray, 1859
8
List of Mollusca and Shells in the Collection of the British ...
31. f. 46, 47. B.M. Cochin China. 153. LittOrinE littorale, Lam., Voy. Bonite, t. 33. f. 1-14. 154. Nerite de Yoldi (Nerita Yoldii), Recluz, Voy. Bonite, t. 34. f. 1-4. B.M. Cochin China (Touranne). 155. Nerite Géorgienne (Nerita Georgina), Recluz, Voy.
British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, John Edward Gray, Fortuné Eydoux, 1855
9
Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles
Other molluscs live in cracks in the rocks, and include the Blotched nerite (Nerita albicilla), with its white interior and variable patterning, the Textile nerite (Nerita textilis), Smooth nerite (Nerita polita), and Toothed nerite (Nerita plicata).
Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, 2010
10
The Civil and Natural History of Jamaïca
The Hesh-coloured Nerite; NERITA 6. Subcarnea undulati/n per fascias langitudinaler variegata; The ash-coloured Nerite with variegated stripes. II. Of such as shew not an open umbilicus. NERITA 7. Sub/utea undulatim 'variegataz labiis ...
Patrick Browne, 1756

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nerite is used in the context of the following news items.
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The AquaFarm is a fish tank and food garden for the countertop
It took 6 nerite snails before it finally became a self cleaning system, I would recommend you up your suggestion for 1 snail to at least 3 for ... «CNET, Jul 13»
2
Algae Problem in Your Fishtank? Find Out Which Species Really Eat …
Nerite snails. Lately, some attractive nerite snails have shown up in shops. They survive for a time in freshwater and eat algae, but they require saltwater to ... «FishChannel.com, Dec 11»
3
Shrimp Shangri-la!
We also collected nerite snails of the genus Clithon on the algae-covered rocks. These snails are variable in colour and vast numbers of their ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Feb 11»
4
Gastropods on parade at the Reading Public Museum
The Black African Nerite. It's so black you can hardly see it. The Pacific Purple Drupe. Yes, it's purple, but only on the inside. All wonderful and ... «bctv.org, Feb 11»
5
If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?
A common intertidal gastropod, the Nerite, is known to fall off boulders back into the water when humans approach. Sound production is known ... «Deep-Sea News, Sep 10»
6
Aquarium Freshwater Algae
Some of the Nerite snails eat blue-green algae too. Really, there is only one way to combat blue-green algae: remove the conditions it likes. Stop direct sunlight ... «FishChannel.com, Sep 08»

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