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Noun: triton  trI-tun
  1. Tropical marine gastropods having beautifully coloured spiral shells
    "The collector prized the rare triton shell for its intricate patterns"
     
  2. Small usually bright-coloured semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
    "The red-spotted triton's bright coloration serves as a warning to predators";
    - newt
Noun: Triton  trI-t(u)n
  1. The largest moon of Neptune
     
  2. (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

Derived forms: Tritons, tritons

Type of: Greek deity, moon, salamander, seasnail

Part of: Cymatiidae, family Cymatiidae, family Salamandridae, Salamandridae

Encyclopedia: Triton, Newfoundland and Labrador