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SOFT-SHELL CLAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
Synonyms:
long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):
clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)
Meronyms (parts of "soft-shell clam"):
long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)
Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a member of...):
genus Mya; Mya (type genus of the family Myacidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell
Synonyms:
long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):
clam (flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)
Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a part of...):
long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)
