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Answer for the clue "Marine snails ", 6 letters:
whelks

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rhachiglossa \Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See Rhachis , and Glossa .] (Zo["o]l.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of whelk English)

Usage examples of whelks.

Mixed with his welts were hard whelks of an uglier sort, much as those he carried on his backside, and his eyes glittered supernally bright.