"cameo conch" meaning in All languages combined

See cameo conch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cameo conches [plural]
Etymology: So-called as it was used to cut cameos (jewels) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cameo conch (plural cameo conches)
  1. (dated) A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, or similar species. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Littorinimorphs

Inflected forms

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