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单词 coquina
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
co•qui•na  (kō kēnə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. InvertebratesAlso called pompano, butterfly-shell clam. a small clam, Donax variabilis, abundant in the intertidal zone of eastern and southern U.S. coastal beaches, having fanlike bands of various hues, the paired empty shells often spread in a butterfly shape.
  2. Invertebratesany similar clam, esp. of the genus Donax.
  3. a soft, whitish rock made up of fragments of marine shells and coral, used as a building material.
  • Latin concha; see conch) + -ina -ine1
  • Spanish: literally, shellfish, equivalent. to Old Spanish coc(a) shellfish (
  • 1830–40, American.

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