Crossword-Solution: NERITE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Nerite | n. | Any mollusk of the genus Nerita. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NERITE | anagram | ENTIRE, ERITNE, INERTE, RETINE, TRENIE, TRIENE |
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| type of sea snail | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also,
the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many
fishes.
Hint 2 anagram
NTVE
Hint 3 another clue
Discharge
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Sentences with NERITE (5)
NERITE, n[=e]'r[=i]t, _n._ a gasteropod of the genus _Nerita_ or the family _Neritidæ_.--_adj._ NERIT[=A]'CEAN.
One individual belonging to the species _Neritina subsulcata_[480]--a species which is also found as above stated in the Philippines, and at the same time is the most widely dispersed fresh-water Nerite in the Solomon Group--survived a submersion of twelve hours; but not one out of a dozen individuals was found alive after a submersion of five days, although the water was changed from time to time.
Here, Natural Selection may step in to favour the survival of any slight variation that makes the Nerite more suited to lead an entirely arboreal existence.
Such a geological agency may in truth lead finally to the expulsion of the Nerite from the stream’s course.
Varieties will survive only in proportion to their capability of adapting themselves to the new condition; and they alone will perpetuate their kind until a tree Nerite of distinct specific character is produced.