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nassa
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nassa, n. [From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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