a. [ L. cineritius, cinericius, fr. cinis ashes. ] Like ashes; having the color of ashes, -- as the cortical substance of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the seacost;
n. An operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell.
prop. n. A natural family comprising the neritids.
‖prop. n. (Zool.) A genus including numerous species of shells resembling