| 释义 |
‖ natica Zool.|ˈnætɪkə|
[mod.L., perh. from med.L. natica buttock, f. L. natis: see nates.]
A genus of carnivorous sea-snails; a snail belonging to this genus.
1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 360 A broad notch or sinus..distinguishes it from Natica and Nerita. 1851Woodward Mollusca i. 47 The red spots on the naticas and nerites are commonly preserved in tertiary and oolitic fossils. 1874Wood Nat. Hist. 637 Our first example of this family is the Natica. |