"cone snail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cone snails [plural]
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  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Neogastropods Synonyms (Conidae): cone shell

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