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Fulgar canaliculata

Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. Any periwinkle.
    --Holland.

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

    Note: 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.