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conch

conch [ kongk, konch ] (plural conchs [ kongks ] or conch·es [ kónchiz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tropical sea animal with shell: a tropical invertebrate ocean animal with a large, often brightly colored, spiral shell

2. large spiral shell: the large spiral shell of a conch. Use: horn or trumpet, ornament, jewelry.

3. anatomy 
Same as  concha1 (sense 1)


[14th century. Via Latin concha< Greek kogkhē "shell, shellfish"]
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