winkle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

winkle
    n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn:
         {periwinkle}, {winkle}]
    2: edible marine gastropod [syn: {periwinkle}, {winkle}]
    v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
         constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
         [syn: {twinkle}, {winkle}, {scintillate}]
    2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
       [syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}]
    3: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle}, {winkle
       out}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)
   (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
   (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
       United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar
       canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}).
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   Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
         numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
         their blood.
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   {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex
      erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.
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