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Term: Family Buccinidae

Definition: Family Buccinidae refers to a group of marine snails commonly known as whelks. Whelks are predatory creatures with spiral shells, a muscular foot, and a proboscis used for feeding.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A taxonomic family of carnivorous marine snails.

Sample Sentence: The family Buccinidae includes numerous species of whelks found in oceans around the world.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A specimen belonging to the family Buccinidae.

Sample Sentence: The exhibit featured a beautiful family Buccinidae whelk shell found on a beach in the Caribbean.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Relating to or characteristic of the family Buccinidae.

Sample Sentence: The young biologist specialized in studying the morphology of family Buccinidae shells.

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