Edible Cockle (Noun)
Meaning
Common edible European cockle.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The common edible cockle is an ecologically important species in European coastal waters and a commercially valuable shellfish.
- Common edible cockles are harvested commercially throughout Europe from submerged sandbanks.
- One of the most renowned varieties of edible cockles is the Spanish berry cockle.
- Edible cockles are often gathered by raking them from the sand at low tide, or they can be dredged.
- Common edible cockle fishery management is governed by various regulations throughout different European regions.