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1
: any of various large spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusks (as of the genus Strombus)
also
: its shell used especially for cameos
2
often disparaging
: a native or resident of the Florida Keys
3
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After an afternoon of perusing the shops, stop at High Tide Bar & Seafood Grill for the island's best conch fritters.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
All Saints is also offering a $31 piercing special, plus the cost of the jewelry, for lobe, helix, conch, rook, tragus, flat, nostril, eyebrow, lip, Medusa, labret, Ashley, Monroe, tongue and nipple.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The faux snug pairs a conch with a helix or double-helix piercing, while the faux rook is one piercing in the upper inner cartilage with a dangle or drop-style jewelry to mimic the look of a traditional rook piercing.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
That conch shell scene, for instance, came with a fair share of scrapes and bruises.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
All Saints is also offering a $31 piercing special, plus the cost of the jewelry, for lobe, helix, conch, rook, tragus, flat, nostril, eyebrow, lip, Medusa, labret, Ashley, Monroe, tongue and nipple.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
The faux snug pairs a conch with a helix or double-helix piercing, while the faux rook is one piercing in the upper inner cartilage with a dangle or drop-style jewelry to mimic the look of a traditional rook piercing.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
That conch shell scene, for instance, came with a fair share of scrapes and bruises.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Conch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conch. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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