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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LITTORINA

Lit "to *ri "na, n. Etym: [NL. See Littoral. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.