Conch

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) See Concha, n.
  • (n.) The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.

Compare conch with other words:

conch vs. snail

conch vs. concha

cinch vs. conch

coach vs. conch

conch vs. couch

conch vs. hermit

conch vs. conchiform

conch vs. whelk

conch vs. shell

conch vs. vishnu

conch vs. roller

conch vs. refine

conch vs. grinding

conch vs. warming

chocolate vs. conch

conch vs. seashell

conch vs. mollusc