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Conch (US: /kɒŋk/ konk, UK: /kɒntʃ/ kontch) is a
common name of a
number of
different medium-to-large-sized sea snails.
Conch s**** typically have a high...
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country in
Oceania where conch s**** were not used as a
musical instrument,
despite the
widespread availability of
s****.
Austronesian settlers to...
- the Maya used
conch s**** as hand
protectors (in a
manner similar to
boxing gloves)
during combat.
Ancient middens of L.
gigas s**** bearing round holes...
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arises from the
shape of the
vessels initially used
which resembled conch s****. When
ingredients are
mixed in this way,
sometimes for up to 78 hours...
- A
shankha (Sanskrit: शंख, romanized: Śankha, lit. '
conch') has
religious ritual importance in Hinduism. In Hinduism, the
shankha called panchajanya is...
- others. The
conch s**** is
thought to have been the
original horn-trumpet;
ancient Indian mythical epics relate heroes carrying conch s****. The Indian...
- four
s**** most
commonly used for this
purpose are the
triton or
trumpet s****, the c****is or
helmet s****, the fusus, and the
strombus or true
conch, though...
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Victorian era,
there was a
marked revival of
s**** cameos,
particularly made from
conch and
helmet s****.
These Victorian cameos were
admired for their...
- rare
sinistral Turbinella conch s**** from the
Indian Ocean,
usually from
Turbinella pyrum.
Other right-turning sea
snail s**** are
often mistakenly sold...
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inspired by
conch s**** have also been explored, as they are
difficult to
break in drop tests,
simulating the same
impact as a
bullet wound. A
conch inspired...
