cone snail

noun

Any of the predatory sea snails of the family Conidae, all the species of which are sometimes treated as is being in genus Conus or subfamily Coninae.

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cone shell
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Meanings

nouncone snail (plural cone snails)

plural cone snails

  1. Any of the predatory sea snails of the family Conidae, all the species of which are sometimes treated as is being in genus Conus or subfamily Coninae.

    Synonyms: cone shell

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the predatory sea snails of the family Conidae, all the species of which are sometimes treated as is being in genus Conus or subfamily Coninae.

Similar
cone shell

Origin

Partial calque of translingual Conus. By surface analysis, cone + snail.

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APA

cone snail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20snail

MLA

“cone snail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20snail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cone snail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cone%20snail.

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