Triton Common

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

"The ancient marble statue depicts Triton holding his conch shell, honoring him as the powerful sea god and son of Poseidon."

the largest moon of Neptune

"After studying astronomy for years, she finally got to visit Triton, the massive icy moon orbiting Neptune."

tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells

"The children spent hours searching for tritons among the colorful coral, hoping to spot their brilliantly spiraled shells hiding in the tide pools."

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

"The children spent their afternoon searching for tritons hiding under the mossy stones in the damp creek."

the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons

"The diver carefully collected the rare triton from its rocky perch to study its distinctive pointed spiral shell."

Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.