- Turbinella pyrum
- Sankha Sank"ha, n. [Skr. [,c]ankha a shell.] A chank shell ({Turbinella pyrum}); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell. [1913 Webster]
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Turbinella pyrum
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Turbinella pyrum — Chank Chank (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See {Conch}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. {Turbinella pyrum}. Called also {chank shell}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turbinella — laevigata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Conch — For other uses, see Conch (disambiguation). For the Indian Ritual Conch, see Shankha. Apertural view of an adult shell of the queen conch Lobatus gigas, from Trinidad Tobago … Wikipedia
Конх (музыкальный инструмент) — Конх из раковины Turbinella pyrum, инкрустированный серебром и драгоценными камнями … Википедия
Conch (musical instrument) — For other uses, see Conch (disambiguation). Hindu priest blowing a Turbinella pyrum conch during punja … Wikipedia
Dakshinavarti Shankh — A Shaligram Shila decorated for worship with tulsi and a rare Dakshinavarti Shankh Dakshinavarti Shankh, Valampuri Sangu [in Tamil] or Sri Lakshmi Shankh, is a sacred Hindu object otherwise known in English as a conch shell. This is the shell of… … Wikipedia
Shankha — Carved left turning conches or Vamavarta shankhas, c. 11 12th century, Pala period, India. The leftmost one is carved with the image of Lakshmi and Vishnu and has silver additions. Shankha bhasam (Sanskrit: शंख, Śaṇkha), also spelled and… … Wikipedia
Dungkar Lobsang Thrinle — (tib.: dung dkar blo bzang phrin las[1]; auch: Dungkar Lobsang Trinley, Dungkar Lobzang Trinle[2], Donggar Lobsang Chilai; * 1927 im Kreis Nyingchi[3], Tibet; † 21. Juli 1997 in Los Angeles) war ein bedeutender tibetischer Historiker,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chank — (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See {Conch}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. {Turbinella pyrum}. Called also {chank shell}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chank shell — Chank Chank (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See {Conch}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. {Turbinella pyrum}. Called also {chank shell}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
