2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
3. One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; — so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: See Concha, n.
5. The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.
CONCHA
Con"cha, n. Etym: [LL. (in sense 1), fr. concha. See Conch.]
1. (Arch.)
Defn: The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.