triton
Pond-dwelling amphibian
A triton is a large sea snail with a spiral shell, prized by collectors and sometimes used as a trumpet by blowing through a hole in the apex.
In nuclear physics, a triton is the nucleus of a tritium atom—one proton and two neutrons.
The word also names a group of aquatic salamanders, the newts.
She found a triton shell on the beach. (Capitalized Triton is the Greek god or Neptune's moon.)
Hard outer covering
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- sea snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
- radulaMollusk scraping organ
- operculumAnatomical lid structure
nacre · mantle · spiral · whelk · invertebrate · aquarium · tentacle · foot
shell
Hard outer covering
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- sea snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
- radulaMollusk scraping organ
operculum · nacre · mantle · spiral · whelk · invertebrate · aquarium · tentacle · foot · conch
salamander
Tailed, moist-skinned amphibian
alpine · palmate · marbled · smooth · aquatic · eft · larvae · pond · breeding · terrestrial
nucleus
Central controlling part
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- fantasy creatureself, dwarf, orc, fairy, goblin
- fantasy raceself, elves, dwarf, dwarves, orc
- marine invertebratescrabs, lobsters, shrimp, clams, mussels
- mollusksclams, mollusk, mollusks, snail, snails
- mythic beingscentaur, mermaid, merman, minotaur, satyr