coquina
coquina
[kɒˈkiːnə]
noun
[kɒˈkiːnə]
noun
- [mass noun]a soft limestone of broken shells, used in road-making in the Caribbean and Florida
（加勒比和佛罗里达用于筑路的）贝壳灰岩 - (亦作 coquina clam)a small bivalve mollusc with a wedge-shaped shell which has a wide variety of colours and patterns
斧蛤 - Genus Donax, family Donacidae: several species, including the edible American coquina (D. variabilis)
斧蛤属，斧蛤科，数种，包括可食的美国斧蛤，学名多变斧蛤（拉丁名D. Variabilis）
- mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally cockle', based on Latin concha (see conch)
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