- dog whelk
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any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the family Nassidae. Also called dogwinkle /dawg"wing'keuhl, dog"-/.[1855-60]
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dog whelk
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Dog whelk — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dog whelk — noun also dog winkle : any of certain thick shelled marine snails: as a. : basket shell 2 b. : any of numerous members of the genus Thais that feed chiefly on other mollusks * * * any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the famil … Useful english dictionary
dog whelk — noun A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts. Syn: Atlantic dogwinkle … Wiktionary
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