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Variant of conch

conch Definition

conch (käŋk, känc̸h)

noun pl. conchs (käŋks) or conches conch′es (kän′c̸hiz)

    1. the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks
    2. such a mollusk, often edible
  2. Rom. Myth. such a shell used as a trumpet by the Tritons
  3. concha (sense )
  4. ☆ 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