'Fulgar carica' definitions:

Definition of 'Fulgar carica'

From: GCIDE
  • Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.) (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]