'Buccinum undatum' definitions:

Definition of 'Buccinum undatum'

From: GCIDE

Buccinum \Buc"ci*num\, prop. n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet shell.] (Zool.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (Buccinum undatum). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Buccinum undatum'

From: GCIDE

Whelk \Whelk\ (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.] (Zool.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum undatum}, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe. [1913 Webster]
Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog. [1913 Webster]

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