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concha
CIDE DICTIONARY
concha, n. [LL. (in sense 1), fr. L. concha. See Conch.].
- The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse. [1913 Webster]
- The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
concha, n. (pl. conchae) Anat. any part resembling a shell, esp. the depression in the external ear leading to its central cavity.
Etymology
L: see conch
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