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margarita lisa

English translation: winkle / periwinkle

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Spanish term or phrase:margarita lisa
English translation:winkle / periwinkle
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

10:08 Mar 6, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Fisheries / type of fish
Spanish term or phrase: margarita lisa
It comes from a list of different types of fish and shell fish: Calamar, faneca, cañadilla, cangrejo de sopa, cigala, galera, langostino, lenguado, lubina,....margarita lisa, balcaldilla, etc.
Myriam S
United States
Local time: 05:56
winkle / periwinkle
Explanation:
win·kle 1 (wngkl)
n. Zoology
A periwinkle.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. winkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle
winkle, periwinkle - edible marine gastropod
seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
2. winkle - edible marine gastropod
periwinkle
seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
genus Littorina, Littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
winkle, periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked


Margarita" en el diccionario Español-InglésMODISMOS echar margaritas a los cerdos to cast pearls before swine. 3 (Zool) winkle. 4 (Tip) daisywheel. 5 (=cóctel) margarita (cocktail of tequila and lime ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/Margarita - Páginas similares
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Local time: 11:56
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3 +1winkle / periwinkle
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winkle / periwinkle


Explanation:
win·kle 1 (wngkl)
n. Zoology
A periwinkle.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. winkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle
winkle, periwinkle - edible marine gastropod
seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
2. winkle - edible marine gastropod
periwinkle
seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
genus Littorina, Littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
winkle, periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked


Margarita" en el diccionario Español-InglésMODISMOS echar margaritas a los cerdos to cast pearls before swine. 3 (Zool) winkle. 4 (Tip) daisywheel. 5 (=cóctel) margarita (cocktail of tequila and lime ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/Margarita - Páginas similares


Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Excellent work, thank you.

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agree  neilmac: Chapo, smarty :)
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