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Definition of Giant conch
1. Noun. A large variety of conch.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giant Conch
Literary usage of Giant conch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1895)
"... in some parts of Wales, for the purpose of extracting its small ' seed-pearls.'
Pink pearls are obtained from the giant conch-shell of the West Indies ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"Pearls are sometimes formed in univalve shells; thus pink pearls have been taken
from the giant conch- shell ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"On the bank in Biscayne Bay the spiny sea-urchin Diadema and the giant conch
Strombus were common. Spiny lobsters were always obtainable in great numbers. ..."
4. The Shell Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Families of Living by Julia Ellen Rogers (1908)
"The giant conch is the scavenger of our tropical beaches; it is believed to
subsist wholly on carrion. The sense of smell is as keen as the remarkable ..."
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