littoral

& s. [Lat. littoral is, from littus (gen. littoris ) = the shore; Fr. littoral; Sp. litoral; Ital. littorale.] A. As adjective : lit-tõr-in-i-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Latin littorin (a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Zool .: A family of Gasteropodous Mollusks, section Holostomata (Sea-snails). The shell is spiral, turbinated, or depre ed, never pearly; the aperture rounded; the peristome entire; the operculum horny, with few whorls to the spire; the animal with a muzzle-shaped head and eyes, se ile at the outer base of the tentacles; tongue with a medium series of hooked teeth. They inhabit the sea between the tide-marks or brackish water. Genera, Littorina, Solarium, Phorus, Lacuna, Ri oa, . lit-u-āte, a. [Mod. Lat. lituatus , from Lat. lit Bot .: Forked, with the points a little turned outward. uus (q. v.).] 11-tu-i-form, a. [Lat. lituus a staff used by augurs in taking omens; a trumpet with a curved end, and form a =form.] Curved or shaped like a lituus. lit-u-ite, s. [LITUITES.]