strombus gigas

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strombus gigas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
     fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
     1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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     2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
        structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
        flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
        water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
        ornament.
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     3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
        conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
        fountain in a printing press, etc.
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     4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
        anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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              Judea, the fountain of the gospel.    --Fuller.
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              Author of all being,
              Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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     Air fountain. See under Air.
  
     Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
        --Young.
  
     Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
        ink, as from elevated reservoir.
  
     Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
        reservoir.
  
     Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
        furnishes a supply of ink.
  
     Fountain pump.
        (a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.
        (b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for
            watering plants, etc.
  
     Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
        (Strombus gigas).
  
     Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
        fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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  Conch \Conch\ (k[o^][ng]k), n. [L. concha, Gr. ko`gchh. See
     Coach, n.]
     1. (Zool.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells;
        esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large
        size. Strombus gigas is the large pink West Indian
        conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the
        genus Cassis. See Cameo and cameo conch.
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     Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in
           fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work.
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     2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
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     3. [often capitalized] One of the white natives of the Bahama
        Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys;
        -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or
        because they use it for food.
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     4. (Arch.) See Concha, n.
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     5. The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.
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strombus gigas - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Strombus gigas
      n 1: a large variety of conch [syn: giant conch, Strombus gigas
           ]