noun. An inflamed swelling, such as a pimple or pustule.

noun. 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.

noun. A wheal; a pustule; a swelling or protuberance, as on the body.

noun. A gastropod of the family Buccinidæ in a broad sense; a buccinid, or some similar univalve with a spiral gibbous shell whose aperture forms a kind of spout, and whose whorls are more or less varicose or whelked.

noun. 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.

noun. a dog whelk. See under Dog.

noun. A papule; a pustule; acne.

noun. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

noun. sycosis.

noun. grog blossom.

noun. An edible sea snail. Formally, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera, and much used as food in Europe.

verb. gather whelk

noun. large marine snail much used as food in Europe

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

"Algal turfs are grown on screens and then fed to herbivores such as whelk, parrotfish, and crab."

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