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trough-shellnounAny bivalve mollusc of the genus Mactra.
duck clamnounAny clam of the family Mactridae.
mactridnoun(zoology) Any of the family Mactridae of saltwater clams.
clamshellnounThe shell of a clam.
mactranounAny marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.
basket clamnounAny of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae.
nut clamnounAny of the family Nuculidae of small saltwater clams.
boring clamnounA clam, Tridacna crocea, capable of burrowing even through rock.
clubshellnounAny of certain mussels of the genus Pleurobema, endemic to the United States.
tridacnanounAny member of the genus Tridacna of large saltwater clams with heavy fluted shells.
pen shellnounAny of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams.
tridacninenounAny giant clam of the subfamily Tridacninae
file shellnounAny mollusc of the genus Limatula.
tea clamnoun(US, dialect, archaic) A small quahog.
carrier shellnounAny marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.
clamnounA bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
slit-shellnounAlternative form of slitshell. [Any of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.]
ark shellnoun(malacology) Any of the family Arcidae of saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs.
razor shellnounSynonym of razor clam.
slitshellnounAny of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.

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