conch [kɒŋk, kɒn(t)ʃ] (pl. conchs kɒŋks 或 conches ˈkɒntʃɪz)
(亦作 conch shell)a tropical marine mollusc with a robust spiral shell which may bear long projections and have a flared lip 海螺,贝壳(尤指凤螺属、冠螺属的贝壳)
Strombus and other genera, family Strombidae, class Gastropoda 凤螺属和其他属,凤螺科,腹足纲 ■a shell of this kind blown like a trumpet to produce a hollow-sounding musical note, often depicted as played by Tritons and other mythological figures (常指海神特赖登和其他神话人物所用)海螺壳号角
(Architecture)the roof of a semicircular apse, shaped like half a dome (建筑)(教堂半圆形后殿的)半圆屋顶,穹内凹顶
another term for concha 同 concha
语源
late Middle English: from Latin concha 'shellfish, shell', from Greek konkhē 'mussel, cockle, or shell-like cavity'