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Definition of Whelk

Whelk
Whelk Whelk, n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog.
Whelk
Whelk Whelk, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See Wheal a pustule.] 1. A papule; a pustule; acne. ``His whelks white.' --Chaucer. 2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. Chin whelk (Med.), sycosis. Rosy whelk (Med.), grog blossom.

Meaning of Whelk from wikipedia

- the North Atlantic. Most whelks belong to the family Buccinidae and are known as "true whelks." Others, such as the dog whelk, belong to several sea snail...
- The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella la****s) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae...
- The ****bed whelk (Busycon carica) is a species of very large predatory sea snail, or in the US, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae...
- Busyconinae. These snails are commonly known in the United States as whelks or Busycon whelks. Less commonly they are loosely, and somewhat misleadingly, called...
- commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae...
- undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks". This species is a familiar...
- lightning whelk, is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. This species...
- is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, commonly known as giant whelk or great whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae...
- name the veined rapa whelk or Asian rapa whelk, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or whelk, in the family Muricidae...
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