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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•qui•na (kō kē′nə),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Invertebratesany similar clam, esp. of the genus Donax.
- 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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