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noun
Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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History
Borrowed from Spanish coquina (“cockle”), from Latin concha (“bivalve, mollusk; mussel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel; shell”). Related to conch and conk.
Across languages
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