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| conch [ kongk, konch ] (plural conchs [ kongks ] or conch·es [ kónchiz ]) |
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1. tropical sea animal with shell: a tropical invertebrate ocean animal with a large, often brightly colored, spiral shell
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2. large spiral shell: the large spiral shell of a conch. Use: horn or trumpet, ornament, jewelry.
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3. anatomy
Same as concha1 (sense 1)
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| [14th century. Via Latin concha< Greek kogkhē "shell, shellfish"] |
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