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  CONUS

  continental United States.
• conus
  conus

  noun

  anatomy zoology any of several cone-shaped structures, such as the conus medullaris, the lower end of the spinal cord

CONUS

American  

1. continental United States.

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conus British  

/ ˈkəʊnəs /

noun

1. anatomy zoology any of several cone-shaped structures, such as the conus medullaris, the lower end of the spinal cord

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The conus textile shown below has a coloring similar to Wolfram’s Rule 30.

From Forbes ● Jul. 17, 2015

The ventricle passes anteriorly into what is clearly the homologue of the conus arteriosus of other forms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

The opening from ventricle into conus is guarded by a pair of laterally placed pocket valves situated just within the boundary of the ventricle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

There is a smooth, thin-walled sinus venosus, a thin reticulate-walled auricle, produced laterally into two appendages, a thick-walled ventricle, and a conus arteriosus containing valves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

With the reduction of the conus the bulbus arteriosus is enlarged.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various