Definition
Plural of conchylium; shells or shell-bearing organisms, particularly in classical or scientific classification.
Etymology
From Greek konchylia (plural of konchylion, relating to shells). An archaic or technical term from historical natural philosophy.
Kelly Says
This is a beautiful example of scientific Latin—ancient scholars used this term to group all shell-bearing creatures together before we knew about modern taxonomy!
Translations
CACatalà
conquilles
kon-ki-ye
DADansk
sælskaller
se-ls-ka-ler
DEDeutsch
Muscheln
müs-cheln
ESEspañol
conquilias
kon-ki-li-as
FRFrançais
coquilles
kwik-l
HEעברית
קונכיות
kon-ki-yot
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerang
ke-rang
ITItaliano
conchiglie
kon-ki-lye
KO한국어
조개껍데기
jo-gae-kkeop-de-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
cangkang
chan-kang
NLNederlands
schelpen
shel-pen
PLPolski
muszle
mu-shel-e
PTPortuguês
conchas
kon-chas
RORomână
cochilie
ko-chi-lee
RUРусский
устрицы
ou-stri-tsy
SVSvenska
musslor
mus-lor
THไทย
เปลือกหอย
bplauk-hoy
TRTürkçe
kabuklar
ka-buk-lar
UKУкраїнська
мушлі
mush-li
ZUZU
isigqili
i-si-gqi-li