LITTORINA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word littorina. (close relations)
Definition of LITTORINA
Best Alternative Words for LITTORINA
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mollusk | nounn | |||||||
noun • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||||||||
periwinkle | nounn | |||||||
noun • chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked • edible marine gastropod | ||||||||
snail | nounn | |||||||
noun • freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell • edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic verb • gather snails | ||||||||
winkle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked • edible marine gastropod verb • emit or reflect light in a flickering manner • gleam or glow intermittently • remove or displace from a position | ||||||||
genus littorina | nounn | |||||||
noun • type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles |