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nassa |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nassa \Nas"sa\, n.; pl E. {Nassas}, L. {Nass[AE]}. [From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera {Nassa}, {Tritia}, and other allied genera of the family {Nassid[ae]}; a dog whelk. See Illust. under {Gastropoda}. -- {nas"soid}, a.
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