concha — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any shell-shaped structure

   Examples

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   In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments.

2. Any shell-shaped structure: The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.

3. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

Noun

1. (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

   Broader terms

   structureanatomical structurecomplex body partbodily structurebody structure