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NATICA
Nat
"i *
ca,
n.;
pl.
Naticas (, L. NaticÆ (. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
marine
gastropods
belonging
to
Natica,
Lunatia, Neverita,
and
other
allied
genera
(
family
Naticidæ.)
They
burrow
beneath
the
sand,
or
mud,
and
drill
other
shells.