conchs
Spiral ocean shells
Conchs is the plural of conch, a large spiral-shelled marine mollusk.
The word has two accepted pronunciations—rhyming with "bonks" or with "bunches"—and either plural works.
In the Florida Keys, Conch (capitalized, pronounced "conk") refers to a native or long-term resident: The conchs know the best fishing spots.
Protective outer layers
- gastropodsBelly-footed mollusks
- snailsShelled terrestrial gastropods
- marineRelating to the sea
- spiralCurve winding around center
whelks · shellfish · sea snails · Caribbean · tropical · bivalves · ocean · reef
Curve winding around center
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- lipMouth's outer edge
- spireTapering architectural peak
columella · operculum · flared · pink · porcelain · calcium carbonate · growth rings · mantle
Fried batter with filling
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
- BahamianOf Nassau's nation
- saladCold dressed vegetables
seafood · Caribbean cuisine · Key West · delicacy · chewy · tenderize · raw · marinated
Valved brass wind instrument
- blowingMoving air forcefully
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- tritonNewt or marine gastropod
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
Hawaiian · shofar · call · sounding · ritual · announcement · summoning · Buddhist
shells
Protective outer layers
- gastropodsBelly-footed mollusks
- snailsShelled terrestrial gastropods
- marineRelating to the sea
spiral · whelks · shellfish · sea snails · Caribbean · tropical · bivalves · ocean · reef · sandy
spiral
Curve winding around center
spire · columella · operculum · flared · pink · porcelain · calcium carbonate · growth rings · mantle · foot
fritters
Fried batter with filling
salad · seafood · Caribbean cuisine · Key West · delicacy · chewy · tenderize · raw · marinated · fried
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
ceremonial · Hawaiian · shofar · call · sounding · ritual · announcement · summoning · Buddhist · Hindu
Lord of the Flies
Dystopian island survival allegory
authority · civilization · literary · Golding · shattered · fragility · governance · assembly · voice · tribal
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- conch shellslentigo
- South Florida CoastMiami Beach, Florida Keys, barrier islands, coral reefs, marine life
- shell-eaterssea otters, walruses, eagle rays, nurse sharks, wolffish
conchsslugs
Shell-less land mollusks
nudibranchs · sea slugs · octopuses · squid · cuttlefish
- conch shellLarge spiral marine shell
- conch frittersFried gastropod appetizer
- conch shell hornSeashell blown as instrument
- conch chowderSoup from sea snail
- queen conchLarge edible sea snail