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GENUS LITTORINA

• GENUS LITTORINA (noun)
The noun GENUS LITTORINA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles

Familiarity information: GENUS LITTORINA used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS LITTORINA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Littorina; Littorina

Hypernyms ("genus Littorina" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Littorina"):

periwinkle; winkle (edible marine gastropod)

Holonyms ("genus Littorina" is a member of...):

family Littorinidae; Littorinidae (periwinkles)

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