conch

1. Any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, especially of the genera Strombus and Cassis, having large, often brightly colored spiral shells and edible flesh.

2. Person born in the Florida Keys, an island chain at the southernmost tip of Florida, also referred to as the "Conch Republic" Anyone having lived in the Keys for 7 or more consecutive years may call themselves a "freshwater conch".

"You may have been around since 1975, but you'll never be a true Conch."

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