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1. (n.) conch
any marine gastropod mollusk of the family Strombidae, having a thick pointed spiral shell with a wide outer lip.
2. conch
any of various similar unrelated gastropods.
3. conch
the shell of a conch.
4. conch
(often cap.) Sometimes Disparaging.
5. conch
(a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of the Florida Keys.)
6. conch
(a term used to refer to a Bahamian.)
7. conch
Archit. a smooth concave surface consisting of or resembling the interior of a half dome.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L concha < Gk kónchē mussel, shell)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) conch
any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Conch
a name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis. See Cameo
2. (noun) Conch
in works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet
3. (noun) Conch
one of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food
4. (noun) Conch
see Concha, n
5. (noun) Conch
the external ear. See Concha, n., 2
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