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Triton

tri·ton

UK/ˈtɹaɪtən/ US/ˈtraɪtʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells

3.

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

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Origin

From trit- + -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”).

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