coquina
/kəʊˈkiːnə/noun
1
- mass noun a soft limestone of broken shells, used in road-making in the Caribbean and Florida（加勒比和佛罗里达用于筑路的）贝壳灰岩。
2
- （亦作 coquina clam）a small bivalve mollusc with a wedge-shaped shell which has a wide variety of colours and patterns斧蛤。
2.1
- Genus Donax, family Donacidae: several species, including the edible American coquina (D. variabilis)斧蛤属, 斧蛤科, 数种, 包括可食的美国斧蛤, 学名多变斧蛤（拉丁名D. Variabilis）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Spanish, literally 'cockle', based on Latin concha （see CONCH）.