| 单词 | coquina clam |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoquina clam Any of several marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Donax (family Donacidae), with a wedge-shaped shell having many narrow, radial grooves in bands of various colours; esp. D. variabilis, of the North American Atlantic coast and the Caribbean. Also more fully coquina clam. ΚΠ 1905 Coshocton Daily Age (Ohio) 7 Jan. Its sand is composed largely of shells of the coquina clam, peculiar to this part of Florida. 1927 Amer. Cookery 32 17/2 The coquina clam is found buried..along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas. 1959 J. D. MacDonald Deadly Welcome iv. 62 She was digging up coquinas, those tiny brightly patterned clams..beneath the surface of the wet sand. 1963 K. H. Seibel Joyful Christmas Craft Bk. vi. 108 (caption) Coquina shells decorate the frame. 1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 78 This..Atlantic beach near St. Augustine is noted for its many intact shells, among them sunrays..and live coquina wedge clams. < as lemmas |
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