(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:22:49

Nat"i*ca (?), n.; pl. Naticas (), L. NaticAe (). Zool.

Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticidae.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.

 

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