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triton (1)

tri·ton [ trt'n ] (plural tri·tons)


noun 
Definition:
 
ocean mollusk with spiral shell: a large gastropod ocean mollusk with a heavy multicolored spiral shell. Native to: tropical oceans.  Family Cymatiidae.

[Late 18th century. Via modern Latin< Latin Triton "the god Triton"]
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