whelk

English - Turkish

Definition of whelk in English Turkish dictionary

bir tür deniz salyangozu

{i} deniz salyangozu

{i} kabartı

{i} sivilce

kabarcık

bir çeşit deniz salyangozu

sivilce/salyangoz

şeytanminaresi

Buccinum undatum

kabarcik

English - English

Definition of whelk in English English dictionary

Any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera, and much used as food in Europe

{n} a protuberance, mark, pustule, shellfish

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 gather whelk

Large marine snail of the gastropod family The foot-like muscle is flavorful but tough It is typically tenderized by pounding before cooking Sometimes found in Italian recipes

A whelk is a creature like a snail that is found in the sea near the shore. Whelks have hard shells, and soft bodies which can be eaten. Any of various large, mostly edible marine snails of the family Buccinidae, having a pointed, spiral shell, especially Buccinum undatum, which is commonly eaten in Europe. a small sea animal that has a shell and can be eaten. Any marine snail of the family Buccinidae, or a snail having a similar shell; found worldwide. Some whelks are called conchs. The sturdy shell of most species in the family is slender and has a wide opening in the first whorl. The animal feeds on other mollusks through its long proboscis; some species also kill fishes and crustaceans caught in commercial traps. Most are cold-water species; tropical species are smaller and more colourful. The common northern whelk (Buccinum undatum) has a stout pale shell about 3 in. (8 cm) long and is abundant in North Atlantic waters

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

{i} edible sea snail; pimple, pustule

A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale

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

gather whelk

Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera, and much used as food in Europe

large marine snail much used as food in Europe

A small marine snail Whelks are poached and served hot or cold

A papule; a pustule; acne

Related Terms

whelk stall

A small enterprise which is very simple to run

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whelk stalls

plural form of whelk stall

dog whelk

A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts

whelk.

scungilli

A whelk

welk

whelks

plural of whelk

whelks

buccinidae

Etymology

[ 'hwelk, 'welk, 'wilk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English welke, from Old English weoloc; akin to Middle Dutch willoc whelk and perhaps to Latin volvere to turn; more at VOLUBLE.