Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Littorina"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Littorina
n : type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn: {Littorina},
{genus Littorina}]
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