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Conchometry

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conchyliometrynounArchaic form of conchometry. [The measurement of shells.]
conchyliologynounDated form of conchology. [The study of molluscs and their shells.]
conchospiralnounA kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.
conchitenoun(paleontology) A fossilised conch or shell.
conchoidnoun(mathematics, geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
conquenounAlternative spelling of conch. [A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.]
conknounThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
conchanounAny shell-shaped structure:
helicoconenounA conelike spiral tube that is the form of most mollusc shells.
claviclenoun(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
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cyrtoceraconenoun(malacology) A shell which has a curved cone shape.
conenounAnything in the general shape of a cone.
coquillenounA meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
torticonenoun(malacology) A shell (as of a snail, cephalopod, etc) having the form of a conical corkscrew, a twisted cone.
cochleanoun(anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
longiconenoun(malacology) A long, thin, conic shell, as of some Paleozoic cephalopods.
orthoceraconenoun(malacology) A shell which has a straight cone shape.
conchnounA marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
chonknoun(slang, chiefly Internet slang) An adorably fat or large creature, particularly a cat.

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