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单词 conch
释义 conch
 —conchate /kong"kayt, kon"chayt/, conched,  adj.  
 /kongk, konch/,  n.  ,  pl.   conchs /kongks/, conches /kon"chiz/.
  1. the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn.
  2. any of various marine gastropods.
  3. the fabled shell trumpet of the Tritons.
  4. (often cap.) Slang (sometimes disparaging).
   a. a native or inhabitant of the Florida Keys.
   b. a Bahamian.
  5. Also, concha. Archit. a smooth concave surface consisting of or resembling the interior of a semidome, as the surface of a vault, a trompe, or the head of a niche.
 [1350-1400; ME < L concha < Gk kónche mussel, shell]
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