whelk

[Middle English welke, whelke, from Old English weoloc.]

[Middle English whelke, from Old English hwylca, akin to hwelian, to suppurate.]

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Northern whelk (Buccinum undatum) (credit: Ingmar Holmasen)

Any marine snail of the family Buccinidae, or a snail having a similar shell; found worldwide. Some whelks are called conchs. The sturdy shell of most species in the family is slender and has a wide opening in the first whorl. The animal feeds on other mollusks through its long proboscis; some species also kill fishes and crustaceans caught in commercial traps. Most are cold-water species; tropical species are smaller and more colourful. The common northern whelk (Buccinum undatum) has a stout pale shell about 3 in. (8 cm) long and is abundant in North Atlantic waters.

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Shellfish; several types of spiral-shelled marine molluscs, Buccinum undatum, Fusus antiquus. A 100-g portion of flesh (670 g in the shell) is a rich source of protein, niacin, vitamin B₁₂, and iron; supplies 100  kcal (420 kJ).

[HWEHLK; wehlk] This member of the gastropod branch of the mollusk family is a large marine snail. It has a beautiful spiraled shell and a rather tough but flavorful footlike muscle. Although the waved whelk is found along America's northern Atlantic coast, it has never gained wide popularity in the United States. Knobbed whelks and channeled whelks are also marketed in the States. Fresh whelks are generally available in the spring and fall. They're also available cooked, preserved in vinegar and canned. Because of their lack of popularity, whelks may be difficult to find except in Chinese or Italian markets or specialty food stores. Whelk is naturally tough and must usually be tenderized by pounding. It benefits from brief, gentle cooking. The Italians refer to whelk as scungilli, and the famous scungilli marinara is a garlicky dish of whelk cooked in a tomato sauce flavored with basil, oregano and hot pepper seeds.

noun

A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow: wale, weal², welt, wheal. See marks.

Whelks at a fish market in Japan.

Whelk or welk is a word used for individuals of several unrelated groups of marine gastropods found in temperate and tropical waters, and which have historically been used by humans for food.

• In North America whelk refers to several large edible species in the genera Busycon and Busycotypus within the family Melongenidae. These are sometimes called Busycon whelks.

• In the British Isles and the Netherlands, where the word whelk probably originated, the word "whelk" is applied to a number of species in the family Buccinidae, especially Buccinum undatum, an edible European and Northern Atlantic species.

• In the English-speaking islands of the West Indies, the word whelks or wilks (the word is both singular and plural) is applied to a large edible top shell, Cittarium pica, also known as the magpie or West Indian top shell.

• In the United States, the invasive murex Rapana venosa is referred to as the Veined rapa whelk or Asian rapa whelk.

• In Australia and New Zealand, species of the genus Cabestana are called predatory whelks.

References

• The Georgia Shell Club webpage entry for whelk

External links

• Nutrition facts for whelk as a food source

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - konk, trompetsnegl

2.
n. - filipens, knop, bums

Nederlands (Dutch)
soort zeebeestje

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Zool) buccin

2.
n. - bouton (sur la peau)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Wellhornschnecke

2.
n. - Pustel, Pickel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) βυκάνη, μπουρού

Italiano (Italian)
buccino, foruncolo, pustola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espinha (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
прыщ, шрам

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - buccino (especie de caracol marino)

2.
n. - póstula, pápula, roncha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - valthornssnäcka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
峨螺, 青春痘, 粉刺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 蛾螺

2.
n. - 面部丘疹;疹塊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 식용 조개

2.
n. - 뾰루지, 여드름

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - エゾバイ科の貝, 吹き出物, にきび, みみずばれ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بوق, نفطه الولك أي حلزون بحري كبير, الحبار أي اثر الضرب في الجسم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שבלול (ימי)‬
n. - ‮פצעון‬

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