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cerith

cerith noun: a snail of the genus Cerithium.

Noun

cerith (plural ceriths)

  1. A snail of the genus Cerithium.
    • Most species are rounded, but some elongate ones may be confused with Ceriths.2001, Julian Sprung, “Nassa Snail”, in Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 106

Forms of cerith

pluralceriths

Questions about cerith

What does cerith mean?
Cerith means a snail of the genus Cerithium.
What part of speech is cerith?
Cerith is a noun.
What is the plural of cerith?
The plural of cerith is ceriths.

Words near cerith in the dictionary

  1. cerises
  2. cerite
  3. ceritellid
  4. ceritellids
  5. cerites
  6. cerith
  7. cerithiid
  8. cerithiids
  9. cerithioid
  10. cerithioidean
  11. cerithioideans

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