Look up: nassa

1. Nassa
   Nas'sa noun ; plural English Nassas , Latin NassÆ . [ From Latin nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] (Zoology) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa , ...
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2. nassa
   Origin: From L. Nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species. ... <zoology> Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Nassa
   • (n.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda. • (n.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk...
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4. Nassa
   The nassa is a genus of Buccinidae. The shell resembles that of Buccinium, but is smaller. The genus is chiefly distinguished from the Whelks by having a columnellar lip expanded with callous, with a tooth near the anterior canal.
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5. Nassa
   (gastropod) `Nassa` is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.<ref name="WoRMS">--> The history of the name Nassa is rather confused, because the name was allocated twice: In the 19th and much of the...
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