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Snails

Common periwinkle The common periwinkle or winkle (''Littorina littorea'') is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles. This is a ...

, an edible marine intertidal species found in Europe and North America * Any species within the family

Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. Names In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from ...

, the winkles, small intertidal sea snails * Some edible species of nerites which are also small aquatic snails, some marine, some freshwater * Sometimes applied to certain land species that have an operculum, such as ''

Pomatias elegans ''Pomatias elegans'', common name the round-mouthed snail, is a species of small land snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae within the superfamily Littorinoi ...

'', the land winkle * Tegula pfeifferi * Fecal Matter

Places

* Winkle, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community *

East Danville, Ohio East Danville (also known as Winkle) is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Penn ...

, United States, an unincorporated community also known as Winkle * Winkle Island (disambiguation), several places with the name

Fictional characters

* Bertram Winkle, a butler in the television series ''Jessie'' *

Leslie Winkle The American television sitcom franchise ''The Big Bang Theory'', began with the multi-cam laugh track sitcom of the same name created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, which premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007, and end ...

, a recurring character in the television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' *

Nathaniel Winkle Nathaniel Winkle is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's first novel, ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1836-37). A founder and younger member of the Pickwick Club created by the retired businessman Samuel Pickwick, Winkle is a young friend of Pi ...

, in the novel ''The Pickwick Papers'' by Charles Dickens * Wilbert G. Winkle, protagonist of '' Mr. Winkle Goes to War'', a 1944 war comedy film, played by Edward G. Robinson * protagonist of ''

Winnie Winkle ''Winnie Winkle'' is an American comic strip published during a 76-year span (1920–1996). Ten film adaptations were also made. Its premise was conceived by Joseph Medill Patterson, but the stories and artwork were by Martin Branner, who wrote t ...

'', an American comic strip (1920–1996), and ten film shorts; also her adopted brother Perry Winkle * Witch Winkle, in the British comics magazine ''

Twinkle Twinkle may refer to: * Twinkling, the variation of brightness of distant objects People * Twinkle (singer) (1948–2015), born Lynn Annette Ripley, English singer-songwriter * Twinkle Bajpai, Indian singer, television and film actress * Twinkl ...

Other uses

* nickname of

Eric Brown (pilot) Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, , Hon FRAeS (21 January 1920 – 21 February 2016) was a British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history. Brown held the world record for the mo ...

(1919–2016), British Royal Navy officer and test pilot *

Gregory Winkle Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer and sex offender who abducted, raped, tortured and murdered a minimum of twenty-nine teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasaden ...

(c. 1955–1971), victim of a serial killer * Mr. Winkle, a stray dog popularized by his photographer owner *

Winkle squeeze A winkle squeeze is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other c ...

, a play in the card game of contract bridge * James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, part of the

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center University of Cincinnati Health (UC Health) is the healthcare system of the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. It trains health care professionals and provides research and patient care. The system is affiliated with the University via ...

, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States * Development codename of the RAF's

RX12874 RX12874, also known as the Passive Detection System (PDS) and by its nickname "Winkle", was a radar detector system used as part of the Royal Air Force's Linesman/Mediator radar network until the early 1980s. Winkle passed out of service along wi ...

radar detector *

Winkle Brig The Winkle Brig is a gaff rig pocket cruiser built between 1985 and 2002. Approximately 122 were built before production ceased. Designer: Eric Bergqvist Builders: Ferry Boatyard, Cheshire, England *''Length on deck'': *''Length overall'': * ...

, a type of sailing boat built between 1985 and 2002

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