whelk

noun

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

large marine snail much used as food in Europe

verb

gather whelk

Synonyms for whelk

shellfishn clamn musseln langousten lobstern scallopn oystern crayfishn limpetn

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