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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Conch | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Conch | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Conch \Conch\, n. [L. concha, Gr. [?]. See {Coach}, n.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus {Strombus}, which are of large size. {S. gigas} is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus {Cassis}. See {Cameo}. Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work. 2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet. 3. One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food. 4. (Arch.) See {Concha}, n. 5. The external ear. See {Concha}, n., 2. | |
