英语词汇“whelk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whelk¹ n. [countable]

whelk¹ n.

Invertebratesany of several large, spiral-shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe.

late Middle English, aspirated variant of Middle English welk, Old English weoloc bef. 900

whelk² n.

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whelk /wɛlk/ n

any carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, of coastal waters and intertidal regions, having a strong snail-like shell

Etymology: Old English weoloc; related to Middle Dutch willok, Old Norse vil entrails

whelk /wɛlk/ n

Etymology: Old English hwylca, of obscure origin

ˈwhelky adj

单词	whelk
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 whelk¹ /hwɛlk, wɛlk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Invertebratesa spiral-shelled sea animal that can be eaten. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 whelk¹ (hwelk, welk),USA pronunciation n. Invertebratesany of several large, spiral-shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe. late Middle English, aspirated variant of Middle English welk, Old English weoloc bef. 900 whelk² (hwelk, welk),USA pronunciation n. Pathologya pimple or pustule. bef. 1000; Middle English whelke, Old English hwylca, hwelca; akin to wheal Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whelk /wɛlk/ n any carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, of coastal waters and intertidal regions, having a strong snail-like shell Etymology: Old English weoloc; related to Middle Dutch willok, Old Norse vil entrails whelk /wɛlk/ n a raised lesion on the skin; wheal Etymology: Old English hwylca, of obscure origin ˈwhelky adj
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