conches
Variant of conch
conch
Definition
conch (käŋk, känc̸h)
noun pl. conchs (käŋks) or conches conch′es (kän′c̸hiz)
- the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks
- such a mollusk, often edible
- Rom. Myth. such a shell used as a trumpet by the Tritons
- concha (sense )
- ☆ Informal a longtime resident of the Florida Keys, specif. of Key West
Etymology: ME conke < L concha < Gr konchē, mussel, shell < IE base *konkho- > Sans śankhá-, mussel
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