Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cone snail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: cone s-nail
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the predatory sea snails of the family Conidae, all the species of which are sometimes treated as is being in genus Conus or subfamily Coninae.

Etymology

Partial calque of translingual Conus. By surface analysis, cone + snail.

Inflected Forms

cone snails (plural)

Synonyms

cone shell

Questions

What does cone snail mean?: Any of the predatory sea snails of the family Conidae, all the species of which are sometimes treated as is being in genus Conus or subfamily Coninae.
Where does cone snail come from?: Partial calque of translingual Conus. By surface analysis, cone + snail.

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