NERITE
Ner"ite ( or ; 277), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.
NERITINA
Ner`i*ti"na, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.
NERKA
Ner"ka, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The most important salmon of Alaska (Oncorhinchus nerka), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; —called also red salmon, redfish, blueback, and sawqui.
NERO
Ne"ro, n.
Defn: A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. — Ne*ro"ni*an, a.
NERO-ANTICO
Ne`ro-an*ti"co, n. [It.; nero black + antico ancient.] (Art)
Defn: A beautiful black marble found in fragments among Roman ruins, and usually thought to have come from ancient Laconia.