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单词 dog-whelk
释义 dog-whelk
[See whelk.]
A member of the marine mollusc family Nassariidæ, esp. Nassarius reticulatus; also = dog-winkle (s.v. dog n.1 20 c).
1856Gosse Marine Zool. II. 129 Nassa, Dog-whelk.1882Standard 26 Sept. 2/2 The dog-whelk..is likewise a great enemy to the [cockle].1901E. Step Shell Life xv. 257 The Dog-whelks (Nassa) are almost as well-known as the Purples.1960J. A. C. Nicol Biol. Marine Animals xi. 487 Another interesting case is the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus.1968N. F. McMillan Brit. Shells 50 Nucella lapillus...Dog Whelk.Ibid. 53 Nassariidæ, or dog-whelks, are scavengers.Ibid., Nassarius reticulatus...Dog-whelk.
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