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Triton

Tri·ton

Triton

 
pronunciation:
traI tn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: in Greek mythology, a sea god having the upper body and head of a man and the tail of a fish, and carrying a conch-shell trumpet.
definition 2: (l.c.) any of various large sea snails with long, spiral, brightly colored shells.
definition 3: (l.c.) the shell of such a snail.
definition 4: the largest of the eight moons of the planet Neptune.