coquina

[ koh-kee-nuh ]

/ koʊˈki nə /

noun

Also 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.

any similar clam, especially of the genus Donax.

a soft, whitish rock made up of fragments of marine shells and coral, used as a building material.

Origin of coquina

1830–40, Americanism;<Spanish: literally, shellfish, equivalent to Old Spanish coc(a) shellfish (<Latin concha;see conch) + -ina-ine¹

Words nearby coquina

coquillage, coquilla nut, coquille, coquilles St. Jacques, coquimbite, coquina, coquito, cor, Cora, coraciiform, coracle

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Example sentences from the Web for coquina

Presently he walked to the edge of the coquina quarry and looked down into it.
Quick Action|Robert W. Chambers
Say, that was some steeple-chase until a few more cave-ladies come out on them rocks above us an' hove chunks of coquina at me.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers
There was no second block of coquina; Walter remained standing.
Horace Chase|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Perhaps because the girl by the coquina wall was young, slim, golden haired, and Greek.
Quick Action|Robert W. Chambers

The walls are built of coquina of no modern thickness, but as if designed to resist a siege.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

British Dictionary definitions for coquina

coquina

/ (kɒˈkiːnə) /

noun

a soft limestone consisting of shells, corals, etc, that occurs in parts of the US

Word Origin for coquina

C19: from Spanish: shellfish, probably from concha shell, conch

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Scientific definitions for coquina

coquina

[ kō-kē′nə ]

A soft porous limestone, composed of shells and fragments of shell and coral that are partially cemented by material that is high in calcium carbonate and has not completely hardened.

单词	coquina
释义	coquina [ koh-kee-nuh ] / koʊˈki nə / noun Also 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. any similar clam, especially of the genus Donax. a soft, whitish rock made up of fragments of marine shells and coral, used as a building material. Origin of coquina 1830–40, Americanism;<Spanish: literally, shellfish, equivalent to Old Spanish coc(a) shellfish (<Latin concha;see conch) + -ina-ine¹ Words nearby coquina coquillage, coquilla nut, coquille, coquilles St. Jacques, coquimbite, coquina, coquito, cor, Cora, coraciiform, coracle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coquina Presently he walked to the edge of the coquina quarry and looked down into it. Quick Action\|Robert W. Chambers Say, that was some steeple-chase until a few more cave-ladies come out on them rocks above us an' hove chunks of coquina at me. Police!!!\|Robert W. Chambers There was no second block of coquina; Walter remained standing. Horace Chase\|Constance Fenimore Woolson Perhaps because the girl by the coquina wall was young, slim, golden haired, and Greek. Quick Action\|Robert W. Chambers The walls are built of coquina of no modern thickness, but as if designed to resist a siege. Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes\|Sylvia Sunshine British Dictionary definitions for coquina coquina / (kɒˈkiːnə) / noun a soft limestone consisting of shells, corals, etc, that occurs in parts of the US Word Origin for coquina C19: from Spanish: shellfish, probably from concha shell, conch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for coquina coquina [ kō-kē′nə ] A soft porous limestone, composed of shells and fragments of shell and coral that are partially cemented by material that is high in calcium carbonate and has not completely hardened. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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