English Dictionary

cone snail

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

Conidae科に属する捕食性の海巻貝。円錐状の殻が特徴で、一部の種は毒を持っています。 / 円錐形の殻を有する、捕食性の海産巻貝。学術上はGenus ConusやSubfamily Coninaeの一部として扱われる場合もあります。

The researcher carefully photographed a brightly patterned cone snail to study its venom for potential medical applications.

研究者は、鮮やかな模様のコーン貝を注意深く撮影し、その毒を医療応用の可能性のために研究した。

意味（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.

cone snails （ plural ）