Murex erinaceus

Murex erinaceus
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} ({Fulgar canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}). [1913 Webster]

Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. [1913 Webster]

{Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}. [1913 Webster]


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