buccinum undatum

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buccinum undatum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Whelk \Whelk\ (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc,
     wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.] (Zool.)
     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.
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     Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog.
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  Buccinum \Buc"ci*num\, prop. n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet
     shell.] (Zool.)
     A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic
     seas. It includes the common whelk (Buccinum undatum).
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