Definition of whelk Whelk
whelk
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NounPlural: whelks |
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| whelk - large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell | ||
| seasnail any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids | ||
| buccinidae, family buccinidae whelks | ||
| whelk - large marine snail much used as food in Europe | ||
| seafood edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | ||
| whelk large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell | ||
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| whelk - gather whelk | ||
| snail gather snails; "We went snailing in the summer" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- whelk (n.)
Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe. - whelk (n.)
A papule; a pustule; acne. - whelk (n.)
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
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whelk
A well-known shell-fish, Buccinum undatum.
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