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Word: Coquina
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘cockle’, based on Latin concha (see conch)
kɒˈkiːnə
a soft limestone of broken shells, used in road-making in the Caribbean and Florida.
Short Definition:soft limestone of broken shells, used in road-making
a small bivalve mollusc with a wedge-shaped shell which has a wide variety of colours and patterns.
Short Definition:small bivalve mollusc with wedge-shaped shell which has wide variety of colours and patterns
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