Winkle

[Win·kle]

Edible marine gastropod

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Any periwinkle.

Noun
edible marine gastropod

Noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Verb
remove or displace from a position

Verb
gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"

Verb
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

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n.
Any periwinkle.

n.
Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica).

Winkle

Win"kle , n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo'94l.) (a) Any periwinkle. Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica). &hand; These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex erinaceus). See Illust. of Murex.

Any periwinkle.

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