coquina
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coquina
- /kɒˈkiː.nə/ UK
- /koʊˈkiː.nə/ US
- /kɑˈkiː.nə/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish coquina (“cockle”), from Latin concha (“bivalve, mollusk; mussel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel; shell”). Related to conch and conk.
noun coquinas
- Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters. The pretty little coquinas (genus Donax, family Donacidae), often called butterfly shells or wedge shells, are distributed throughout the world. Perhaps the most noted species is the small Donax variabilis Say, so commonly found on the beaches of Florida. Coquinas live in droves just beneath the sur
- A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material. The isthmus is nowhere more than about 8 or 9 feet above the water surface. The top soil is generally sand, with underlying coquina rock—a conglomerate of small broken shells held together by some natural cement.
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noun any of several small marine clams (Donax variabilis)
| Español | almeja frijol |
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noun soft form of limestone
| Español | coquina |
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| Français | coquina |
| Deutsch | Schillkalkstein, Schillkalk |
| Română | cotileț |
| Русский | котеле́ц koteléc, раку́шечник rakúšečnik |
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title = {coquina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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