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conches

Variant of conch

noun pl. conchs or conches

    1. the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks
    2. such a mollusk, often edible
  1. Rom. Myth. such a shell used as a trumpet by the Tritons
  2. concha (sense )
  3. Informal a longtime resident of the Florida Keys, specif. of Key West

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