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

In the meantime, species like the queen conch have lacked federal environmental protection and moved steadily toward extinction.

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

Ralph lifted the conch again and his good humor came back as he thought of what he had to say next.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

An Indian air force helicopter dropped flower petals outside, priests blew conches and chanted, but Modi was the star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

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

Immediately there was a loud blowing of sea-shells, conches and so forth, and a stout, jolly-looking gentleman appeared seated on a well-blown-up cloud above the battlements.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

The conchs are often cracked open with a hammer on the beach soon after they’re harvested, the meat swiftly removed and the shells discarded.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 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

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

She ought to have so many conchs a week, so many sticks of sugar-cane, and so many yams and other stuff.

From A Jolly Fellowship by Stockton, Frank Richard