whelk

  • 31whelk — n. 1. Protuberance, pustule. 2. Stripe, streak, mark, wale …

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  • 32whelk — noun (C) a small sea animal that has a shell and can be eaten …

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  • 33Chin whelk — Whelk Whelk, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See {Wheal} a pustule.] [1913 Webster] 1. A papule; a pustule; acne. His whelks white. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. [1913 Webster] {Chin whelk} (Med.), sycosis. {Rosy… …

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  • 34Rosy whelk — Whelk Whelk, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See {Wheal} a pustule.] [1913 Webster] 1. A papule; a pustule; acne. His whelks white. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. [1913 Webster] {Chin whelk} (Med.), sycosis. {Rosy… …

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  • 35Dog whelk — Two shells of Nucella lapillus from North Wales Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 36Knobbed whelk — Taxobox name = Knobbed whelk regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha familia = Melongenidae genus = Busycon species = B. carica binomial = Busycon carica binomial authority = (Gmelin, 1791)The knobbed whelk,… …

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  • 37Lightning whelk — Taxobox name = Lightning whelk regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha familia = Melongenidae genus = Busycon species = B. perversum binomial = Busycon perversum binomial authority = (Linné, 1758.) synonyms =… …

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  • 38Veined rapa whelk — Taxobox color = pink name = Veined rapa whelk image caption = image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda ordo = Caenogastropoda suborder = Sorbeoconcha superfamilia = Muricoidea… …

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  • 39Channeled whelk — A shell of a channeled whelk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 40dog-whelk — dogˈ whelkˈ noun A gastropod of the genus Nassarius, like a small whelk • • • Main Entry: ↑dog …

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