About The Word Conch
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Conch
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What's The Definition Of Conch?
[n] any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
Synonyms | Synonyms for Conch: Related Terms | Find terms related to Conch: See Also | gastropod | genus Strombus | giant conch | Strombus | Strombus gigas | univalve Conch In Webster's Dictionary \Conch\, n. [L. concha, Gr. ?. See {Coach}, n.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in
fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work.
2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
3. 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. (Arch.) See {Concha}, n.
5. The external ear. See {Concha}, n., 2.
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