BUCCINUM

Meaning of BUCCINUM in English

ˈbəksənəm noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin buccinum, bucinum trumpet, a shellfish, from buccina, bucina trumpet

: a genus (the type of the family Buccinidae) of marine gastropod mollusks comprising the typical whelks

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BUCCINUM — (n.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (B. undatum).
Английский словарь Webster
BUCCINUM — ( n. ) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (B. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCCINUM — noun a genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. it includes the common whelk (b. undatum).
Webster English vocab
WHELK — I. noun see: voluble Date: before 12th century any of numerous large marine snails (as of the genus Buccinum ), …
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WHELK — Any marine snail of the family Buccinidae, or a snail having a similar shell; found worldwide. Some whelks are called …
Английский словарь Британика
WHELK — I. ˈhw]elk, ]eu̇k also ˈw]\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wilke, welke, whelke, from Old English weoloc, wioloc; …
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BUCKIE — I. ˈbəkē noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin buccinum, bucinum, a shellfish used in dyeing purple, from …
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BUCCINIDAE — ˌbəkˈsinəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Buccinum, type genus + -idae : a family of marine gastropod …
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WHELK — (n.) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on …
Английский словарь Webster
SEA CORN — () A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
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MANTLE — (n.) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms …
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FOOT — (n.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, …
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BUCKIE — (n.) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum.
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BUCCINOID — (a.) Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk, and Prosobranchiata.
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WHELK — ( n. ) Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA CORN — A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTLE — ( n. ) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It …
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BUCKIE — ( n. ) A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUCCINOID — ( a. ) Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells. See Whelk, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHELK — whelk 1 /hwelk, welk/ , n. any of several large, spiral-shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, esp. Buccinum undatum, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHELK — I. ˈhwelk, ˈwelk, ˈwilk noun Etymology: Middle English welke, from Old English weoloc; akin to Middle Dutch willoc whelk and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHELK — noun a papule; a pustule; acne. 2. whelk ·noun a stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. 3. whelk ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SEA CORN — a yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
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MANTLE — noun any free, outer membrane. 2. mantle ·noun a penstock for a water wheel. 3. mantle ·vi to spread out; …
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FOOT — noun the lower edge of a sail. 2. foot ·vt the size or strike with the talon. 3. foot ·vt …
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BUCKIE — noun a large spiral marine shell, ·esp. the common whelk. ·see buccinum.
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BUCCINOID — adj resembling the genus buccinum, or pertaining to the buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells. ·see whelk, and prosobranchiata.
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WHELK — [whelk] n [ME welke, fr. OE weoloc; akin to MD willoc whelk and perh. to L volvere to turn--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHELK — Northern whelk (Buccinum undatum) any marine snail of the family Buccinidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda), or a snail …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHELK — n. Any marine snail of the family Buccinidae, or a snail having a similar shell; found worldwide. Some whelks are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMON WHELK — трубач (Buccinum undatum)
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