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queen conch

queen conch noun: aliger gigas, a large edible sea snail.

Noun

queen conch (plural queen conchs or queen conches)

  1. Aliger gigas, a large edible sea snail.
    • According to the proprietor, a Greek sponge-fisher from the neighbouring Tarpon Springs, the Secatur did big business with his company, bringing in cargoes of queen conchs and other shells from Jamaica and also highly prized varieties of tropical fish.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Big Switchboard”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 35

Forms of queen conch

pluralqueen conchs
pluralqueen conches

Questions about queen conch

What does queen conch mean?
Queen conch means aliger gigas, a large edible sea snail.
What part of speech is queen conch?
Queen conch is a noun.
What is the plural of queen conch?
The plural of queen conch is queen conchs.

Words near queen conch in the dictionary

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  4. Queen City
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  7. queen conches
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  9. queen consort
  10. queen consorts
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