The Collaborative International Dictionary
natica
natica \nat"i*ca\, n.; pl. naticas, L. natic[AE] (-s[=e]). (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticid[ae].) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.
Wikipedia
Natica
Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago).
Usage examples of "natica".
Ogni tanto, mentre Jaffe raccoglieva le forze per parlare, sollevava una natica ed esplodeva aria rumorosamente.