Conus
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A sea snail with a cone-shaped shell that uses venom to catch prey
- proper noun
- /ˈkoʊnəs/
- Specialized
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Conus
- Some Conus snails are known to possess venom that can paralyze their prey.
- child care in CONUS
- located in CONUS
Examples
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The Conus genus includes many species of snails with stunning cone-shaped shells.
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Marine biologists study Conus snails for their interesting hunting techniques and shell variations.
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Conus tessulatus, Conus obscurus, Conus geographus; who knew what he would find?
Fiction book (2001)
Surface Forms
Conus main
Etymology
Conus comes from the Latin conus, meaning 'cone', and it shares the same root as the English word cone, so these snails were named for their cone-shaped shells.