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Natica

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nat″i‐ca (?), n.; pl.Naticas (�), L. NaticÆ (–sē). (Zoöl.) 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.