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食用螺挑出,逐出闪耀
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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}).
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}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
winkle
n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {periwinkle}]
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}, {scintillate}]
2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}]
3: remove or displace from a position [syn: {winkle out}]