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queen conches

queen conches is the plural of queen conch.

Meaning of queen conch

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

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What is queen conches the plural of?
Queen conches is the plural of queen conch.

Words near queen conches in the dictionary

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  2. Queen Charlotte Islands
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  4. Queen City of the South
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  8. queen consort
  9. queen consorts
  10. queen cup
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