cone shell

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohn shel]
- /koʊn ʃɛl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohn shel]
- /koʊn ʃɛl/

Definitions of cone shell words

noun cone shell any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Conus and related genera, having a smooth conical shell 3
noun cone shell any of a family (Conidae) of tropical marine snails, most species of which can inflict a very poisonous bite 3
noun cone shell any of numerous, chiefly tropical, marine gastropods of the genus Conus, having a smooth, brightly colored, conical shell with a short, flattened spire. 1

See all 3 definitions of cone shell

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Cone shell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cone shell

cone shell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cone shell usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer