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knobbed whelk

knobbed whelk noun: busycon carica, a large predatory sea snail.

Noun

knobbed whelk (plural knobbed whelks)

  1. Busycon carica, a large predatory sea snail.

Forms of knobbed whelk

pluralknobbed whelks

Questions about knobbed whelk

What does knobbed whelk mean?
Knobbed whelk means busycon carica, a large predatory sea snail.
What part of speech is knobbed whelk?
Knobbed whelk is a noun.
What is the plural of knobbed whelk?
The plural of knobbed whelk is knobbed whelks.

Words near knobbed whelk in the dictionary

  1. knob-thatchers
  2. knob-twiddler
  3. knob-twiddlers
  4. Knobbe
  5. knobbed
  6. knobbed whelk
  7. knobbed whelks
  8. knobber
  9. knobbers
  10. Knobbes
  11. knobbier

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