GEODUCK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("geoduck" is a kind of...):

clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)

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