concha

Definitions of concha
  1. noun
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
    synonyms: caparazón, cutícula
  2. noun
    a shell of a scallop
    synonyms: venera
  3. noun
    edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
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    type of:
    bivalvo, lamelibranquio
    marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  4. noun
    a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
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    type of:
    caseta, casilla
    small area set off by walls for special use
  5. noun
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    synonyms: brizna, chispa, espina, esquirla, fragmento, jirón, miaja, migaja, pedazo, pizca, raja, retazo, tanto, trozo
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