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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Littorina
       n : type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn: genus
           Littorina]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  littorina
     Italian n.
     1 winkle
     2 a type of slow, lightweight, diesel-powered railway/railroad (q:
  used especially around Etna)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Littorina
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Littorinidae winkles or periwinkles)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  littorina
     Italian n.
     1 winkle
     2 a type of slow, lightweight, diesel-powered railway/railroad (q:
  used especially around Etna)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Littorina
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Littorinidae winkles or periwinkles)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  littorina
     Italian n.
     1 winkle
     2 a type of slow, lightweight, diesel-powered railway/railroad (q:
  used especially around Etna)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Littorina
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Littorinidae winkles or periwinkles)

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