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Definition of Buccinum undatum

Buccinum undatum
Whelk Whelk, n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc, wiloc. Cf. Whilk, and Wilk.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. Whelk tingle, a dog whelk. See under Dog.

Meaning of Buccinum undatum from wikipedia

- Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks". This species...
- shared with several related and unrelated species. The common whelk Buccinum undatum is the most common representative of the genus in the northern Atlantic...
- used for a number of species in the family Buccinidae, especially Buccinum undatum, an edible European and Northern Atlantic species. In the British Isles...
- (such as the North American Busycon species and the North Atlantic Buccinum undatum) and periwinkles including Littorina littorea. The s**** of sea snails...
- Colombia and Venezuela, where it originates, is known as guarura Others: Buccinum undatum, common whelk Cantareus apertus (formerly Helix aperta), garden snail...
- designed to repel predators, which causes a reaction in the common whelk (Buccinum undatum), a common prey species. At dilute concentrations it caused the whelk...
- t e Commercial mollusks Marine gastropods Abalone Periwinkle Whelk Buccinum undatum Bullacta exarata Kelletia kelletii Kelletia lischkei Land and freshwater...
- within the starfish's tissues, have a dramatic effect on the whelk Buccinum undatum. At low concentrations they cause the mollusc to withdraw from the...
- its host. Larval stages have been found in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum. The distribution of S. baccatum includes: Southern Gaspé waters (Baie...
- that have not yet hatched. The flesh of the common northern whelk, Buccinum undatum, is much appreciated by connoisseurs as a food item, but its consumption...