common whelk
1Whelk — (hw[e^]lk), 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… …
2Whelk tingle — Whelk Whelk (hw[e^]lk), 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… …
3Whelk — Taxobox name = PAGENAME image width = 250px image caption = A lightning whelk shell found on a Gulf of Mexico beach in Louisiana. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda… …
4whelk — whelk1 /hwelk, welk/, n. any of several large, spiral shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe. [bef. 900; late ME, aspirated var. of ME welk, OE weoloc] whelk2 /hwelk, welk/, n.… …
5Common periwinkle — Winkle redirects here. For the contract bridge play, see Winkle squeeze. Common periwinkle Periwinkle emerging from its shell, Sweden Scientific classificatio …
6Channeled whelk — A shell of a channeled whelk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
7Knobbed 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,… …
8Dog 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… …
9Buccinum — Taxobox name = Buccinum image caption = Buccinum undatum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha familia = Buccinidae genus = Buccinum genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision …
10Buccinum undatum — Temporal range: 28.5Mya Present A live individual of Buccinum undata being held up above the substrate Scientific classification Kingdom …
