whelk

US /welk/

UK /welk/

海螺, 峨螺

a marine mollusk with a spiral shell, typically predatory, found in temperate and tropical waters.

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The fisherman caught a large whelk in his net.

渔民在网中捕到了一只大海螺。

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Empty whelk shells often wash up on the beach.

空的海螺壳经常被冲上岸。