1. Large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
   "The whelk's shell washed up on the shore after a storm"
    
2. Large marine snail much used as food in Europe
   "The seafood stall at the market sold fresh whelks for traditional British dishes"

1. Gather whelk
   "The locals whelked along the rocky shore"

Derived forms: whelked, whelking, whelks

Type of: seafood, seasnail, snail

Part of: Buccinidae, family Buccinidae

Encyclopedia: Whelk