whelk

/wɛlk/

/hwɛlk/

Other forms: whelks; whelked

Definitions of whelk

1. noun

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

   seasnail

   any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
2. noun

   large marine snail much used as food in Europe
   type of:

   seafood

   edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
3. verb

   gather whelk
   type of:

   snail

   gather snails