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sea cornet

sea cornet noun: a whelk.

Noun

sea cornet (plural sea cornets)

  1. (obsolete) A whelk.
  2. (obsolete) A cornet used at sea.

Forms of sea cornet

pluralsea cornets
alternative formsea-cornet

Origin of sea cornet

From sea + cornet.

Questions about sea cornet

What does sea cornet mean?
Sea cornet means a whelk.
What part of speech is sea cornet?
Sea cornet is a noun.
What is the plural of sea cornet?
The plural of sea cornet is sea cornets.

Words near sea cornet in the dictionary

  1. sea coot
  2. sea coots
  3. sea cormorant
  4. sea cormorants
  5. sea corn
  6. sea cornet
  7. sea cornets
  8. sea couch grass
  9. sea coulter
  10. sea coulters
  11. sea cow

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