conch
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- noun
- /kɒŋk/
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caracola
- The conch sat on the table, its spiral shell glittering in the sunlight.
- queen conch
- conch meat
- conch population
Or is it because other people say, Oh, you should have a conch shell?
- Or is it because other people say, Oh, you should have a conch shell?
- So she worked on things like the American bison and great conch and and so forth.
- Unsheathed this trusty conch and uncork its wild pitches to signal a flask of mermaid senators to swim ruggedly ashore.
Examples
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Marine reserves can protect adult populations of queen conch and supply larvae to fished areas downstream from the reserves.
Academic text (1997) -
I have 42 conch shells.
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I need a conch shell.
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If you didn't know what a conch shell is, this is one.
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In ancient history, people made trumpets out of conch shells and wood.
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Billy puts it to his lips and blows through it like a conch shell.
Fiction book (2001) -
When she arrived, Aunt Claire had given me a conch shell from Bermuda.
Fiction book (1998) -
This beautiful conch shell combines ornate simplicity with streamlined complexity.
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The beach was littered with beautiful conch shells, each one a vibrant color.
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During our trip, we picked up a conch shell to take home as a souvenir.
Synonyms
A group of sea snails with long curved shells called conchs
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Etymology
The word conch comes from the Latin concha and the Greek konchē, both meaning 'shell'. So a conch is simply a large, spiral sea 'shell' from a sea snail, and people often remember it because it can be blown like a trumpet.