queen conch

noun

Aliger gigas, a large edible sea snail.

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Meanings

nounqueen conch (plural queen conchs or queen conches)

plural queen conchs · plural 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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Also see
fountain shell
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