conch Synonyms
Another word for conch
• noun (Context 1)
The large, spiral, brightly lined shell of a marine gastropod mollusk, often kept as a decorative object or modified by removing the tip to be blown as a traditional wind instrument or signaling horn.
"The islanders blew into a polished conch shell to announce the arrival of the fishing fleet from across the lagoon."
• noun (Context 2)
Any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, particularly of the family Strombidae, native to warm shallow waters of the Atlantic and Caribbean and distinguished by a large, heavy, spiral shell with a flaring lip.
"While snorkeling over the seagrass beds in the Bahamas, we spotted a live queen sea snail slowly moving across the sandy bottom."
• noun (Context 3)
In architecture, the semi-dome or vaulted roof covering a semicircular apse or niche.
"The Byzantine mosaic in the concha of the apse depicted saints against a shimmering gold background."