: cockle II 1a; especially : a widely distributed burrowing cockle (Isocardia cor) with the umbones well separated giving the shell a heart-shaped appearance
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heart cockle or heart shell noun
A mollusc (genus Isocardia) or its shell, like a cockle coiled at the bosses
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Main Entry: ↑heart
Useful english dictionary. 2012.