conch

conch
[kɒŋk, kɒn(t)ʃ]
(pl. conchs kɒŋks conches ˈkɒntʃɪz)
  1. (亦作 conch shell)a tropical marine mollusc with a robust spiral shell which may bear long projections and have a flared lip
    海螺,贝壳(尤指凤螺属、冠螺属的贝壳)
  2. Strombus and other genera, family Strombidae, class Gastropoda
    凤螺属和其他属,凤螺科,腹足纲
    ■a shell of this kind blown like a trumpet to produce a hollow-sounding musical note, often depicted as played by Tritons and other mythological figures
    (常指海神特赖登和其他神话人物所用)海螺壳号角
  3. (Architecture)the roof of a semicircular apse, shaped like half a dome
    (建筑)(教堂半圆形后殿的)半圆屋顶,穹内凹顶
  4. another term for concha
    同 concha
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin concha 'shellfish, shell', from Greek konkhē 'mussel, cockle, or shell-like cavity'
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