Moqui marble

名词 n.
/ˈməʊ.ki ˈmɑɹbəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of a group of iron oxide concretions, shaped like small balls, found in the Navajo Sandstone Formation in Utah.

词形变化

Moqui marbles plural Moki marble alternative

词源

Probably from Moqui (“Hopi”), although a folk etymology claims that it comes from the near-homophonous Hopi mooki (“dead”).
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