pectuncle
/ˈpɛkˌtʌŋkl/Now rare
noun
A cockle.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From classical Latin pectunculus small scallop from pectin-, pecten scallop + -culus; compare -cle.
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