Index of English words, starting with "co"

(1) - Conch (n.) The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.
(2) - Conch (n.) See Concha, n.
(3) - Conch (n.) One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.
(4) - Conch (n.) In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
(5) - Conch (n.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis. See Cameo.

(1) - Conchiferous (a.) Producing or having shells.

(1) - Conchologist (n.) One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.

(1) - Conchology (n.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.

(1) - Concierge (n.) One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.