whelk
41waved whelk — waved whelk, a whelk that grows up to 3 inches in length, found off the coasts of northern Europe and off the northeastern coast of North America …
42Dog whelk — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …
43dog whelk — noun also dog winkle : any of certain thick shelled marine snails: as a. : basket shell 2 b. : any of numerous members of the genus Thais that feed chiefly on other mollusks * * * any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the famil …
44red whelk — noun : an edible European whelk (Neptunea antiqua) with a slightly ridged yellowish or reddish shell called also buckie …
45dog whelk — any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the family Nassidae. Also called dogwinkle /dawg wing keuhl, dog /. [1855 60] * * * …
46dog whelk — noun A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts. Syn: Atlantic dogwinkle …
47dog whelk — noun a predatory marine mollusc found on the shore or in shallow waters. [Nucella and other genera.] …
48banded whelk — noun : band shell I …
49mud whelk — noun : hercules club …
50mulberry whelk — noun : a boring mollusk (Morula uva) having a bluish white shell with black tubercles and a violet aperture and being sometimes a serious pest of Australian oyster beds …
