Category:Nassa

Nas"sa, n.; pl. E. Nassas, l. Nassæ. Etym: [from l. nassa a kind of Basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] (zoöl.)

Defn: any species of marine gastropods, of the genera nassa, tritia, And other allied genera of the family nassidæ; a dog whelk. See Illust. under gastropoda. -- nas"soid, a.