Conch (US: /kɒŋk/ konk, UK: /kɒntʃ/ kontch) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a...
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Conchal is a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 28,273 (2020 est.) in an area of 182.8 km2. The elevation is 591 m. The municipality...
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The Conch Republic (/ˈkɒŋk/) is a micronation declared as a secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has...
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Conching is a process used in the manufacture of chocolate whereby a surface scraping mixer and agitator, known as a conche, evenly distributes cocoa butter...
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Conch (US: /kɒŋk/ konk, UK: /kɒntʃ/ kontch), or conque, also known as a "seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch...
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A conch is a kind of large sea snail, especially those in the family Strombidae. Conch may also refer to: Conch Key in Florida Conch Republic, Key West...
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Conch soup and conch chowder are soup dishes made with conch that are traditional in various Caribbean island cuisines as well as the cuisine of Honduras...
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Conch fritters are a dish commonly served in The Bahamas and the Florida Keys. It is also a delicacy in the United States Virgin Islands. Conch, especially...
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Look up conches in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conches is the plural form of conch, a type of mollusk. It may also refer to: Conches-en-Ouche, a...
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Conch (/ˈkɒŋk/) was originally a slang term for Bahamians of European descent. After the American Revolution, many loyalists migrated to the Bahamas....
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A conch house is a style of architecture that developed in Key West, Florida in the 19th century and used into the early 20th century. The style was also...
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The Conch Bearer is a fantasy novel written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Anand is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in modern India. A believer in fairy...
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Shankha (redirect from Shakha, conch)
A shankha (Sanskrit: शंख, romanized: Śankha, lit. 'conch') has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. In Hinduism, the shankha called panchajanya is...
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Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. known also as Anhui Conch or Conch Cement, is the largest cement manufacturer or seller in the mainland China, headquartered...
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The Mermaid of Black Conch is the sixth novel by Monique Roffey, published in 2020. Roffey first conceived of the novel's mermaid during a 2013 trip to...
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Aliger gigas (redirect from Queen conch)
commonly known as the queen conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family of true conches, the Strombidae. This species...
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The Conch is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Moe. It was released on January 23, 2007, by Fatboy Records. The Conch was Moe's first...
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Triplofusus giganteus (redirect from Horse conch)
Triplofusus giganteus, commonly known as the Florida horse conch, or the giant horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and...
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Strombus alatus (redirect from Florida fighting conch)
Florida fighting conch, is a species of medium-sized, warm-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Its name derives...
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Conch Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key. This reef is within...
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Dakshinavarti shankha (redirect from Lakshmi Conch)
(Sanskrit: श्रीलक्ष्मी शंख, romanized: Śrīlakṣmī śaṅkha) is a sacred Hindu conch. It refers to the shell of a large sea snail from the Indian Ocean (a shell...
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Lentigo pipus (redirect from Elegant Conch)
Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. The shell size varies...
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Lobatus peruvianus (redirect from Cock's comb conch)
Peruvian conch or the cock's comb conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their...
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Earring (redirect from Conch piercing)
industrial piercing, helix piercing, orbital piercing, daith piercing, and conch piercing. In addition, earlobe stretching, while common in indigenous cultures...
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Conch Key is an island and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States, located in the middle Florida Keys. U.S. 1 (the Overseas...
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Pleuroploca clava (redirect from Persian horse conch)
Pleuroploca clava, the Persian horse conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the...
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Ashtamangala (section Conch)
different teachers may give different interpretations: The right-turning white conch shell (Sanskrit: śaṅkha; Tibetan: དུང་དཀར་གཡས་འཁྱིལ་, THL: dungkar yénkhyil)...
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Fantasy Fest (redirect from Conch King)
featuring humorous floats, including one carrying the annually elected Conch King and Queen. The floats can be quite elaborate; costs can be $10,000...
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The Conch Bar Caves, located on Middle Caicos, is the largest above-ground cave system in the Bahamas-Turks and Caicos Islands archipelago. The caves...
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Laevistrombus canarium (redirect from Dog conch)
Laevistrombus canarium (commonly known as the dog conch or by its better-known synonym, Strombus canarium) is a species of edible sea snail, a marine...
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