Main Entry: ¹tri·ton

Pronunciation: \ˈtrī-t^ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tritōn

Date: 1536

1 capitalized : a son of Poseidon described as a demigod of the sea with the lower part of his body like that of a fish
2 [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]