cone shell

American  

noun

1. any of numerous, chiefly tropical, marine gastropods of the genus Conus, having a smooth, brightly colored, conical shell with a short, flattened spire.

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cone shell British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: cone.  any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Conus and related genera, having a smooth conical shell

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Example Sentences

Cone′-shell, a family of Gasteropod molluscs, with substantial conical shells; Cone′-wheat, a variety of wheat, with conical-shaped spike.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Flat pieces of coral had been placed where their heads once were, each topped with a ring made from a cone shell.

From Time Magazine Archive

The world remains quieter here, the green-leafed silence interrupted perhaps by the crepuscular hum of insects, or the morning call of the cone shell, blown at this time of year, when circumcision rituals are taking place.

From Time Magazine Archive

On coming inland from sea-coast, the tradition says, they cut the end of a cone shell, so as to make it a little of the half-moon shape; this is their chief ornament.

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