n.
Pronunciation: ' kä ŋ k, ' känch, ' ko ̇ ŋ k
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural conchs \ ' kä ŋ ks, ' ko ̇ ŋ ks \ or conches \ ' kän-ch ə z \
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konch ē ; akin to Sanskrit ś a ṅ kha conch 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 : CONCHA 2
conch 1