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Wedge shell
Any of multiple bivalves, particularly a bean clam, but sometimes also a tellin or close relative.
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Any of multiple bivalves, particularly a bean clam, but sometimes also a tellin or close relative.
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| Word | Definition |
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| clamshellnoun | The shell of a clam. |
| bivalvenoun | Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster. |
| pen shellnoun | Any of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams. |
| sea beannoun | A drift seed or drift fruit. |
| cluckernoun | (colloquial) A chicken. |
| basket clamnoun | Any of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae. |
| wing-shellnoun | Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing. |
| worm-shellnoun | Alternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.] |
| univalvenoun | A univalve mollusk or its shell. |
| tellinidnoun | (zoology) Any bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae |
| clamnoun | A 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. |
| tooth shellnoun | Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot |
| toothshellnoun | Alternative form of tooth shell. [Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot] |
| worm shellnoun | (zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae. |
| carrier shellnoun | Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell. |
| musselnoun | Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells. |
| wormshellnoun | Alternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.] |
| trough shellnoun | Any clam of the family Mactridae. |
| cocklenoun | Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. |
| cockleshellnoun | The shell of a cockle (or similar shell). |
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