[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nassa \nas"sa\, n.; pl. e. nassas, l. nassae. from l. nassa
   a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some
   species. zool.
   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.
   1913 webster -- nas"soid, a.
   1913 webster
see also:
nassas nassae nassa tritia nassidae gastropoda 
nas"soid 

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