conch
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conch
1. any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Strombus and related genera, esp S. gigas (giant conch), characterized by a large brightly coloured spiral shell
2. the shell of such a mollusc, used as a trumpet
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Conch
Semidome vaulting of an apse or eastern end of a church.
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conch
[käŋk] (invertebrate zoology)
The common name for several species of large, colorful gastropod mollusks of the family Strombidae; the shell is used to make cameos and porcelain.
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conch
The domed roof of a semicircular apse.
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