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- [kongk, konch]
- /kɒŋk, kɒntʃ/
- /kɒntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kongk, konch]
- /kɒŋk, kɒntʃ/
Definitions of conch word
- countable noun conch A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature. 3
- noun conch any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Strombus and related genera, esp S. gigas (giant conch), characterized by a large brightly coloured spiral shell 3
- noun conch the shell of such a mollusc, used as a trumpet 3
- noun conch the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks 3
- noun conch such a mollusk, often edible 3
- noun conch such a shell used as a trumpet by the Tritons 3
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Origin of conch
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin concha < Greek kónchē mussel, shell
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Parts of speech for Conch
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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conch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
conch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conch
noun conch
- clam — Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
- crustacean — A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
- mollusk — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- snail — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
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