Conus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A patch of atrophied choroid near the optic papilla in myopia.
  • noun. In anatomy, a conical or conoid structure or organ.
  • noun. [capitalized] In conchology, the typical genus of the family Conidæ (which see), and in some systems conterminous with it: so named from the conical figure of these shells.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cone.
  • noun. A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical shell. See Cone, n., 4.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A cone.
  • Word Usage
    "When it tapers off, the tip of the cord is then called the conus medullaris."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cone  
    variant
    cone