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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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