CONUS
continental United States.
Jump To:
CONUS
American
conus
British
/ ˈkəʊnəs /
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The molecule came from the Conus magus, a sea snail found in the deep sea.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
And a venom peptide from a cone snail, Conus magus, led to Prialt, a chronic pain drug.
From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2022
The photo shows Conus on the sea floor.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
“The main problem of shielding is that it doesn’t work over 1,000 gauss,” said Thierry Conus, head of research and development at the movement and parts maker ETA.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2013
Plate II, represents a mass of the rock containing numerous kinds of shells, of which the following are the most conspicuous: Cardium Arca Pectunculus Conus, and Corbula Others unknown.
From Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Complete by Sturt, Charles
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
