cameo conch
English
editEtymology
editSo-called as it was used to cut cameos (jewels)
Noun
editcameo conch (plural cameo conches)
- (dated) A large marine univalve shell, especially Cassis madagascariensis, Cypraecassis rufa, or similar species.
References
edit- “cameo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.