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Definition of 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 (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.

Meaning of Murex erinaceu from wikipedia

- , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family muricidae , the murex and rock snails. the name ocenebra erinaceus is the accepted name
- testacea : murex (murex snails ) murex haustellum – haustellum haustellum murex erinaceus – european sting winkle murex rana – bufonaria rana
- murex torosus lamarck, j.b.p.a. de, 1816 casmaria erinaceus, common name : the common bonnet, is a species of large sea snail , a marine
- s, marine gastropod mollusk s in the family muricidae , the murex and rock snails species: ocenebra erinaceus (linnaeus, 1758)
- bestiae: sus (pig s), dasypus (armadillo s), erinaceus (hedgehog s), strombus (true conches ), murex (murex snails ), trochus (top snails