cockleˈkɒk əl
cockle (n)
- plural
- cockles
English Definitions:
cockle (noun)
common edible European bivalve
cockle (verb)
common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate (verb)
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
"She puckered her lips"
Cockle
Cockle is the common name for a group of small, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. Various species of cockles live in sandy, sheltered beaches throughout the world. The distinctive rounded shells of cockles are symmetrical, and are heart-shaped when viewed from the end. Numerous radial ribs occur in most but not all genera. For an exception, see the genus Laevicardium, the egg cockles, which have very smooth shells. The mantle has three apertures for siphoning water and for the foot to protrude. Cockles typically burrow using the foot, and feed by filtering plankton from the surrounding water. Cockles are capable of "jumping" by bending and straightening the foot. Like many bivalves, cockles display gonochorism, and some species reach maturity quickly. Confusingly, the common name "cockle" is also given to a number of other small, edible bivalves which have a somewhat similar shape, but these bivalves are in other families such as the Veneridae and the Arcidae. Cockles in the family Cardiidae are sometimes known as "true cockles" to distinguish them from these other species.
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