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whelk
noun as in shellfish
Example Sentences
“The less we have to talk about that, the less we have to think about it,” said Bruno Hecquet sombrely, as he unloaded boxes of fresh whelks on the quayside.
"Butterfly blenny naturally choose abandoned whelk shells as their home but it seems they can get creative," she said..
It found the boat had been modified and had 4.6 tonnes of whelks and whelk pots on board.
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.
Tiny baby oysters, called spat, are attached to whelk shells and placed in the bay near the existing cages to further stabilize the shoreline.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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