Main Entry:

¹tri·ton

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrī-t^ən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, from Greek Tritōn

Date:

1536

1capitalized : a son of Poseidon described as a demigod of the sea with the lower part of his body like that of a fish2 [New Latin, genus name, from Latin Triton] : any of various large marine gastropod mollusks (family Ranellidae syn. Cymatiidae) with a heavy elongated conical shell ; also : the shell

[triton illustration]