Winkle
Pronunciation : Win"kle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. wincle.] (Zo?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).
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913