A shellfish: originally a bivalve such as the mussel or oyster; in later times more frequently a large gastropod, esp. Strombus gigas.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Strombidae > strombus gigas (queen conch) (7) conch?1527 A shellfish: originally a bivalve such as the mussel or oyster; in later times more frequently a large gastropod, esp. Strombus gigas. conchyle1610 A shellfish, a conch. concha1755 Zoology. A shell; a bivalve mollusc; = conch, n. 1 2 Obsolete. queen conch1808 the spiral shell of a large marine gastropod mollusc, Strombus gigas (family Strombidae), found in the Caribbean, bearing spines and a widely flaring… queen's conch1812 = queen conch n. at compounds 2. roller1815 The queen conch, Strombus(or Eustrombus) gigas. Obsolete. rare. horse-conch1885 a large shellfish (Strombus gigas). |
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