Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The leading genus of Nassidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family
Nassidæ ; a dog whelk. SeeIllust. undergastropoda .
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Examples
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A marlinspike, a crowned nassa, a broken murex, a lined bullia, small voyagers navigating the current-packed ridges of sand.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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A marlinspike, a crowned nassa, a broken murex, a lined bullia, small voyagers navigating the current-packed ridges of sand.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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A marlinspike, a crowned nassa, a broken murex, a lined bullia, small voyagers navigating the current-packed ridges of sand.
The Shell Collector : Stories Anthony Doerr 2002
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