conch

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɒnt͡ʃ/

Noun

A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. / The shell of this sea animal. / A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.

Japanese Meaning

ストロンビダ科に属する、渦巻状の殻を持つ海に生息する巻貝。 / この巻貝の持つ渦巻状の貝殻。 / 大きな渦巻形の貝殻を用いた管楽器。

What is this buttons?

She found a brightly colored conch half-buried in the tide pool.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は潮だまりに半分埋まった鮮やかな色のホラ貝を見つけた。

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Sense（1）

A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.

Sense（2）

The shell of this sea animal.

Sense（3）

A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.

Sense（4）

(architecture) The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.

Sense（5）

Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”)

conches

（ plural ）

conchs

（ plural ）

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