单词 | Nassa |
释义 | Nassa/ˈnasə/Zoology noun Originally: †a genus of carnivorous marine gastropods of the family Nassariidae which includes some dog whelks ( obsolete : see note). Subsequently also: a genus of marine gastropods of the family Muricidae. Also (occasionally with lower-case initial): a mollusc of either of these genera; (also, in nassa shell) the shell of such a mollusc.
OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry McMurtrie (1793–1865). From scientific Latin Nassa from classical Latin nassa basket fish-trap (further etymology uncertain). |
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