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Definition: NassAE
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.
[1913 Webster] --
nas"soid, a.
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