triton

¹tri·ton

noun \ˈtrī-t^ən\

Definition of TRITON

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

Illustration of TRITON

Origin of TRITON

Latin, from Greek Tritōn

First Known Use: 1536

Rhymes with TRITON

brighten, Brighton, chitin, chiton, frighten, heighten, lighten, tighten, titan, whiten