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coquina

co·qui·na [ kō knə ] (plural co·qui·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. soft limestone: a soft limestone formed largely from crushed shells and coral. Use: building material in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States.

2. sea clam: a small clam common off the coasts of the eastern and southern United States. Genus Donax.

[Mid-19th century. < Spanish, "cockle shell"]
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