conch
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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
"We also feed them conch slop and algae smoothies," Alizee explains.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023
The Mexican government most recently opened a comment window in April 2021, when the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a proposal to list the queen conch, but the group never heard back.
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
Like most Maya rulers, Chak Tok Ich’aak spent a lot of his time luxuriating in his court while dwarf servants attended to his whims and musicians played conch shells and wooden trumpets in the background.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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