coquina
Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United…Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
(uncountable)A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
Schillkalkstein, Schillkalk
котеле́цkoteléc, раку́шечникrakúšečnik
черепа́шникčerepášnyk, ракушня́кrakušnják, раку́шачнікrakúšačnik
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish coquina (“cockle”), from Latin concha (“bivalve, mollusk; mussel”),Borrowed from Spanish coquina (“cockle”), from Latin concha (“bivalve, mollusk; mussel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel; shell”). Related to conch and conk.
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Forms
plural: coquinasWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable