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- an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell鸟蛤。
1.1
- Genus Cardium, family Cardiidae.鸟蛤属, 鸟蛤科。
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- （亦作cockleshell）poetic/literary a small shallow boat〈诗/文〉浅底小船, 轻舟。
短语
warm the cockles of one's heart
- give one a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment使人内心愉快（或满足）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French coquille 'shell', based on Greek konkhulion, from konkhē 'conch'.