conch shells
Spiral ocean souvenirs
Conch shells are the large, spiral shells of marine mollusks, particularly sea snails of tropical waters.
They're prized as decorative objects and, when the tip is cut off, as horns that produce a deep, resonant sound.
She held the conch shell to her ear to hear the ocean.
The singular is conch shell.
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
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- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
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- ancient instrumentslyre, harp, pan pipes, pan flute, shofar
shell morphology
conch shellsoyster shells
Discarded mollusk exteriors
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