transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäŋk, ˈkänch, ˈkȯŋk ]
noun
( plural conchs ˈkäŋks, ˈkȯŋks ; or conches ˈkän-chəz)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konchē; akin to Sanskrit śaṅkha 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
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