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Triton

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A god of the sea, son of Poseidon. Greek
  2. 2
    The seventh moon of Neptune.
Noun
  1. 1
    the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons. particle
  2. 2
    Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.
  3. 3
    small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia wordnet
  4. 4
    tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From trito- + -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”).

Etymology 2

From Triton, who blows such a seashell like a trumpet.

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).

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