n. [ L. concha, Gr.
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‖n. [ LL. (in sense 1), fr. L. concha. See Conch. ]
a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear;
n. [ Cf. F. conchofère. ] (Zool.) One of the Conchifera. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. concha + ferre to bear. ] (Zool.) That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the Lamellibranchiata. See Mollusca. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Producing or having shells. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Conch + -form. ] Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Formed by transposition fr. cinchonine. ] See Quinidine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. conchite. See Conch. ] (Paleon.) A fossil or petrified conch or shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Composed of shells; containing many shells. [ 1913 Webster ]