Whelk

Definition

whelk /welk/ n ပင္လယ္ခ႐ုတစ္မ်ဳိး။

Examples

1. ‘Only the hermit crab
2. as far as I can recall
3. searches for empty shells
4. of whelks or periwinkles
5. or indeed any other hollow object and crawls inside
6. to serve as shelter and protection of the body.’
7. ‘Zach found that crows would only accept ‘large’ whelks
8. where large whelks had an average weight of 8.08 grams.’
9. ‘Most of the shellfish remains in the Florida coast middens were oyster shells while shells of clams
10. knobbed whelks and periwinkles were present in lesser amounts.’
11. ‘The shellfish
12. especially the oysters and the whelks are just the best.’
13. ‘Luckily there is a produce stall just a few steps further
14. where you get a few handfuls of wild roquette
15. sensing that the arugula's peppery bite will work wonders with the plump whelks.’
16. ‘Overall
17. mussels
18. barnacles and whelks all had higher metabolic activities at SH than BB
19. whereas there was no difference in metabolic activity for sea stars.’
20. ‘Predatory snails
21. including Oyster Drills
22. whelks
23. sponges
24. especially the Boring Sponges
25. and fish all find oysters a tasty treat.’
26. ‘Shellfish such as oysters
27. cockles
28. winkles
29. whelks and crabs were collected for food from the estuaries and sea-shores.’
30. ‘At Strawberry Hill
31. whelks had higher body temperatures and higher Hsp 70 pools than those at Boiler Bay.’
32. ‘Abalone does not have a blood-clotting mechanism
33. and even if slightly damaged it will continue to bleed until found by scavenging whelks.’
34. ‘It is a fantastic place
35. with extremely tasty whelks.’
36. ‘Think of molluscs and chances are it is shellfish such as limpets
37. scallops and mussels that spring to mind.’
38. ‘People forget that Glasgow is by the sea
39. but I love restaurants that make something of that closeness
40. bringing mussels and whelks and Firth of Clyde-reared cod onto the menu.’
41. ‘Low tide air temperature is probably less of a factor for sea stars than for whelks
42. as sea stars can avoid locations where body temperatures are elevated
43. whereas whelk body temperatures are closely related to air temperatures.’
44. ‘These results were obtained from experiments in the lower mid zone at each site and exposure
45. in which shelter and food availability (mussels
46. M. trossulus) for the whelks were manipulated.’
47. ‘Our examples are taken from recent investigations of two key components of rocky intertidal communities
48. mussels and whelks.’
49. ‘The whelk-enclosure experiment demonstrated that the predatory whelk affected not only survivorship but also growth rate of the clam.’
50. ‘For main
51. if your feeling decadent
52. why not go for the lobster platter; langoustines
53. oysters all surround the halved lobster on a bed of ice.’
54. ‘So the 10m ropes provide an ideal home where they can remain suspended above the seabed and out of reach of starfish
55. crabs
56. whelks and other predators.’
57. ‘Starved whelks were provided with empty mussel shells so that sun-exposure was similar for both treatment groups.’