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coquina

coquina

9.9
A small sea shell that lives in sand near the sea and is used for bait
  • noun
  • /koʊˈkiːnə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : coquina
  • At the seafood market, I bought some freshly harvested coquina clams for dinner.
  • coquina clams

Examples

  • Their nocturnal assaults leave the beach pockmarked with little excavations, and many mole crabs and tiny coquina clams will not see the new day.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Fishing for Coquina Clams.

    Academic text (1996)

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 15. Partial collection of coquina clams from the beach in Corozal.

    Academic text (1996)

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 14. Children harvesting coquina clams at the beach in Corozal.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Many fishermen rely on coquina clams as bait when fishing in sandy surf zones.

  • During our beach trip, we discovered that coquina clams could be found buried in the sand.

Surface Forms

coquina singular
coquinas plural

Etymology

Coquina comes from Spanish and Latin words meaning 'shell', for example Latin concha, and is related to the English word conch. So a coquina is a tiny shellfish you find on sandy beaches.