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Mainland America, for short
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conus
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Conus is a genus of predatory sea snails , or cone snails , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae . Prior to 2009, cone snail species had all traditionally been grouped into the single genus Conus . However, Conus is now more precisely defined, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1885, from Latin conus "cone" (see cone ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
acr. (context chiefly military English) The contiguous United States; the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conus \Co"nus\, n. [L., a cone.] A cone. (Zo["o]l.) A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical shell. See Cone , n., 4.
Usage examples of conus.
The Conus carries all manner of deadly weapons systems on board," Tom revealed.
He told Henry and Ben about their pursuit of the mammal and their encounter with the mines, the Conus, and the bubbles.
Before the Conus could take up pursuit, the Dyna-4 was safely away and heading for its Mariana Trench base again.
He was more eager than ever to track down the enemy sub Conus, and if possible find its base.
If Conus is in our vicinity, the sonar screen will pick it up immediately.
It was the Brungarian sub Conus, and it FISH-HEADED MEN 99 was approaching the Dyna at breakneck speed!
An enormous jet of flame leaped from the Conus at the Dyna-^l In a flash Tom jetted the Dyna away from the fearsome tongue of flame.
Tom, now fluent with his geometrical code and ultrasonic communicator, quickly explained to the creature that the Conus was Tom's enemy also.
Tom briefed the senior Swift on the details of their search for Bud and their encounter with the Conus and its new secret weapon.
Tom's newest invention would outfit Dyna against any future attack by the Brungarian sub Conus and its underwater flame thrower.
We had the Conus pulse out a duplication of the whale's signal to lure the Dyna-4 here.
Taking care to remain out of sight, Tom sent a radio message to the waiting Dyna-4, warning Arv and Hank of the presence of the Conus in the immediate vicinity.
When conversation resumed, Tom said, "Bud, I've been wondering where the Conus is.
On the sonar screen Tom and the others could follow the Conus escaping into the depths.
If so, with a little strategy he could keep the Conus and its occupants there a long time.