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Conch

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Noun

1. 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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Conch

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nounWord forms: plural conchs (kɒŋks ) or conches (ˈkɒntʃɪz )
1. 
any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Strombus and related genera, esp S. gigas (giant conch), characterized by a large brightly coloured spiral shell
2. 
the shell of such a mollusc, used as a trumpet
3. architecture another word for concha (sense 2)

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Conch

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nounWord forms: plural conchs (kɑŋks ; käŋks) or ˈconches (ˈkɑntʃɪz ; känˈchiz)
1. 
a. 
the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks
b. 
such a mollusk, often edible
2.  Roman Mythology
such a shell used as a trumpet by the Tritons
3. 
concha (sense 1)
4.  US; [often C-]; Informal
a longtime resident of the Florida Keys, specif. of Key West

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Conch

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n. pl. conchs (kŏngks) or conch·es (kŏnchĭz)
1. Any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks chiefly of the family Strombidae, having edible flesh and a large spiral shell often with a flared lip.
2. The shell of one of these gastropod mollusks, used as an ornament, in making cameos, or as a horn.
3. Anatomy See concha.

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