'Turbinella pyrum' definitions:
Definition of 'Turbinella pyrum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Turbinella pyrum'
From: GCIDE
- Chank \Chank"\ (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See Conch.] (Zool.) 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]