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Noun: conch (conchs,conches)  kóngk or kónch
  1. Any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-coloured spiral shell with large outer lip

Derived forms: conchs, conches

Type of: gasteropod [archaic], gastropod, univalve

Part of: genus Strombus, Strombus

Encyclopedia: Conch