nassa Meaning, Definition & Usage

Nas"sa noun
Etymology
From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.
Wordforms
plural E Nassas L NassÆ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913