coquina

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
2. isim A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.

   “The isthmus is nowhere more than about 8 or 9 feet above the water surface. The top soil is generally sand, with underlying coquina rock—a conglomerate of small broken shells held together by some natural cement.”