whelk
Example Sentences
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"Butterfly blenny naturally choose abandoned whelk shells as their home but it seems they can get creative," she said..
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
A pair of cases are devoted to items from the Nanticoke people, including a wampum belt and necklace featuring whelk and clam shells and a toy canoe crafted from pine needles and sinew.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
He predicted that removing the old traps will help the populations of various fish species including tautog, rock crabs, whelk, cunner and sea bass, as well as the remaining lobsters.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Were I running a modestly sized whelk stall, let alone the White House, the very last person I would allow behind the scenes to observe and report on its secrets would be Michael Wolff.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2018
It is called taking the "whelk striæ," the fusiform being called "rice baskets," and the volutes "peck measures."
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various
