The English word conch comes from the Latin concha, which in turn derives from the Greek konkhē, meaning a shell or mussel.

On December 22, 2025, Wordle enthusiasts around the world encountered a challenge that left many scratching their heads. Puzzle #1647 featured the answer 'CONCH,' a term that stumped even the most ...

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It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

To save it, they undertook one of the largest captive snail breeding and reintroduction efforts in Australian, and perhaps ...

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