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[syn: Littorina, genus Littorina]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Littorina
n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
Littorina, genus Littorina]