conch

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a tropical snail-like sea creature, sometimes eaten as food, that lives in a large, spiral shell:

Conch is a popular delicacy in the Bahamas.

He had been at sea all day fishing for conches.

We had conch fritters.

the large, spiral shell of the conch, that can be used to make a musical or warning sound by blowing into it:

A man blows a conch at sunrise on the tiny island.

A drum keeps the rhythm, while bells tinkle and a conch shell adds its mournful note.

the inner, hollow part of the pinna (= the part of the ear on the outside of the head), that has a similar shape to a conch shell:

The conch is the inner, cup-like part of your ear, made of cartilage, which is harder than the soft tissue of your earlobe.

Here's everything you need to know before getting your conch pierced.