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ALL meanings of coquina

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  • noun coquina a soft limestone consisting of shells, corals, etc, that occurs in parts of the US 3
  • noun coquina a soft, whitish limestone made up of broken sea shells and corals 3
  • noun coquina any of a genus (Donax) of small, delicately colored saltwater clams 3
  • noun coquina A soft limestone of broken shells, used in road-making in the Caribbean and Florida. 1
  • noun coquina 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. 1
  • noun coquina any similar clam, especially of the genus Donax. 1
  • noun coquina a soft, whitish rock made up of fragments of marine shells and coral, used as a building material. 1
  • noun coquina Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in US coastal waters. 0
  • noun coquina (geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells. 0
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