Whelk Definition & Meaning
whelk
- noun
- large marine snail much used as food in Europe
- large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- verb
- gather whelk
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- What does whelk mean?
- large marine snail much used as food in Europe large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell gather whelk
- What part of speech is whelk?
- Whelk is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does whelk have?
- Whelk has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).