conchs

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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