nassa

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nassa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nassa \Nas"sa\, n.; pl. E. Nassas, L. Nassae. [From L. nassa
     a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some
     species.] (Zool.)
     Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa,
     Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a
     dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda.
     [1913 Webster] -- nas"soid, a.
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