conch

Hold a conch shell up to your ear and you can hear the sound of the sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024

While some species like the queen conch aren’t federally protected at all, many more are listed but with a far lesser degree of danger than the science suggests, said Olivera.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

Officers reported finding two empty conch shells next to a pot and an active fire.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Signs assembled from vehicle tires line a dusty pedestrian route from the paved road to her gas station — a cleverly suggestive Shell station, apparently, given the chrome conches adorning the pump handles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

Police said a witness told them a man caught the conches and then cooked and ate the sea snails at his campsite.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Another neglected hazard is decompression sickness among divers forced to make repeated deep dives, a common problem in harvesting lobster, sea cucumbers and conches, the report said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

In its most extreme examples, ears twist like conches, teeth and eyes multiply, and hair melts into nothingness.

From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2019

The alcove was studded with cowries, conches, and scallops.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they charged Burley David Smith, 67, with a felony for catching and consuming two queen conchs while the suspect was fishing on Wisteria Island.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

In the Bahamas, conservationists want to learn from mistakes in the U.S., which taught the hard lesson that once conchs disappear, it’s very difficult to bring them back.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

That means protecting the areas of ocean where baby conchs grow is especially important, Kough said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

He says NOAA’s risk analysis does not account for the fact that conchs congregate before mating, which means that a low population density observed in a survey can look deceptively bad.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2022

Among these are conchs, cockles, &c., in which the striæ are perfect, and some of them are beautifully crystalized.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous