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EDIBLE COCKLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does edible cockle mean?
• EDIBLE COCKLE (noun)
The noun EDIBLE COCKLE has 1 sense:
1. common edible European cockle
Familiarity information: EDIBLE COCKLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common edible European cockle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cardium edule; edible cockle
Hypernyms ("edible cockle" is a kind of...):
cockle (common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs)
Meronyms (parts of "edible cockle"):
cockle (common edible European bivalve)
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