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Noun
1. shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
Wikipedia definition
2. MiddenA midden, (also kitchen midden or shell heap) is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, vermin, shells, sherds, lithics, and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation. The word is of Scandinavian via Middle English derivation, but is used by archaeologists worldwide to describe any kind of feature containing waste products relating to day-to-day human life.
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Other forms
貝塚 【かいずか】
Notes
かいずか: Irregular kana usage.

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