conch
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Chipped conch shells and scattered bone whistles point to a musical ambience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024
Still, the queen conch is one of many vulnerable species not included on Mexico’s national endangered species list.
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
The sea was remarkable only in that it sounded like the tiny sweet roar of Tootsy, the conch shell.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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
And the Bahamas National Trust is working to equip fishers with tools to help them physically measure conchs to ensure they’re big enough to harvest.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Sometimes working in fairly deep waters of 20 or 30 feet, divers can take home as many as 1,000 conchs in a single trip.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Surveys should note whether conchs are mating or have released eggs to present a more accurate view of the population health, he says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2022
They brought off a good collection of pectens, clams, helmets, conchs, pearl-oysters, and large cowries, but the specimens were not very perfect.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
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