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winkle
win·kle [ wíngk'l ] (plural win·kles)


noun 
Definition:
 
edible shellfish of coastal waters: a small edible mollusk with a spiral shell. Native to: coastal waters.  Genus Littorina.
[Late 16th century. Shortening of periwinkle1]
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