nounInRoman antiquity, the name for various small vessels used for oil, salt, etc. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun(Zoöl.)A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size.Str...
Define conch. conch synonyms, conch pronunciation, conch translation, English dictionary definition of conch. n. pl. conchs or conch·es 1. Any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks chiefly of the family Strombidae, having edible flesh and a larg
Since 18c. used of large gastropods. As a name for natives of Florida Keys (originally especially poor whites) it is attested from at least 1833, from their use of the flesh of the conch as food; the preferred pronunciation there ("kongk") preserves the classical one. Related:Conchate; ...
1) Perhaps the first thing that attracted me, even before I saw the poem itself, was its title, and specifically the word “conches.” I have always pronouncedconch/kanch/ in my head, but ever since I learned that the “correct” pronunciation was /kank/ I’ve tried to say it that ...
Define conchfish. conchfish synonyms, conchfish pronunciation, conchfish translation, English dictionary definition of conchfish. Noun 1. conchfish - found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch Astropogon stellatus cardinalfish - small
1) Perhaps the first thing that attracted me, even before I saw the poem itself, was its title, and specifically the word “conches.” I have always pronouncedconch/kanch/ in my head, but ever since I learned that the “correct” pronunciation was /kank/ I’ve tried to say it that ...
Define conchologist. conchologist synonyms, conchologist pronunciation, conchologist translation, English dictionary definition of conchologist. n. The collection and study of mollusk shells. con′cho·log′i·cal adj. con·chol′o·gist n. American Heri