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

As a fierce wind sent his hair flying around his face, he pointed out some of the little things he loved: a clump of pink sea thrift, a tiny whelk.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

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