genus littorina

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   type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles

   SynonymsLittorina

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofLittorinidae

Questions about genus littorina

What does genus littorina mean?

genus littorina means "type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles".

What is another word for genus littorina?

Close synonyms include Littorina. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus littorina a common word?

genus littorina is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.