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Whelk

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Noun

1. whelk

large marine snail much used as food in Europe

2. whelk

large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

Verb

3. whelk

gather whelk

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Whelk

see synonyms of whelk
noun
any carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, of coastal waters and intertidal regions, having a strong snail-like shell
noun
a raised lesion on the skin; wheal

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Whelk

see synonyms of whelk
noun
any of various families (esp. Buccinidae) of large marine snails which are often carnivorous and edible

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Whelk

see synonyms of whelk
n.
Any of various large marine carnivorous snails chiefly of the family Buccinidae, having a pointed spiral shell, especially the edible species Buccinum undatum of the North Atlantic Ocean.
n.
An inflamed swelling, such as a pimple or pustule.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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