Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - conch
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Conch
conch
noun (plural ~s or ~es) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~a mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konche; akin to Sanskrit sa?kha ~ shell Date: 15th century 1. any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks (as of the genus Strombus); also its shell used especially for cameos 2. often capitalized a native or resident of the Florida Keys 3. ~a 2
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n. (pl. conchs or conches) 1 a a thick heavy spiral shell, occasionally bearing long projections, of various marine gastropod molluscs of the family Strombidae. b any of these gastropods. 2 Archit. the domed roof of a semicircular apse. 3 = concha. Etymology: L concha shell f. Gk kogkhe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) раковина 2) ушная раковина 3) крупный брюхоногий моллюск 4) pl стромбиды (Strombidae) 5) энт. листовёртки-пеструшки (Phaloniidae) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. раковина 2. анат. ушная раковина 3. греч. миф. витая морская раковина (атрибут Тритона) 4. архит. конха, абсида ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(conches) A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail’s. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n the large twisted shell of a tropical sea animal that looks like a snail conchie ~ n BrE old-fashioned informal an insulting word for a conscientious objector ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1410, from L. concha "shellfish, mollusk," from Gk. konkhe "mussel, shell," from PIE base *konkho-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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