quin

Etymology 1

noun

  1. (informal) A quintuplet.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.
    Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins, which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods. 1973, N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution, page 104

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