hen clamn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛn klam/, U.S.

/ˈhɛn ˌklæm/

Etymology: < hen n.¹ (compare sense 7 at that entry) + clam n.²

North American.

Any of several large saltwater clams, esp. the Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima, and (formerly) †the Pismo clam, Tivela stultorum (obsolete). Cf. hen n.¹ 7.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Mactridae > member of

horseshoe1775

hen clam1841

otter-shell1865

trough shell1867

surf clam1873

1841 A. A. Gould Rep. Invertebrata Mass. 359 The Giant Clam, or, as some call it, the Hen Clam, (Mactra gigantèa,) is much esteemed by some.

1884 E. Ingersoll in G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Sect. 1 708 Another form of aboriginal currency was made from the valves of the ponderous Hen Clam of southern California (Pachydesma crassatelloides).

1939 Biddeford (Maine) Daily Jrnl. 22 Mar. 12/4 A chowder is the one way the hen clam should be prepared.

2011 Fourth Genre 13 106 I don't divulge to John the nearby cache of overharvested sand dollars or the spot where in a tide as big as this you can dig a mess of hen clams.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hen clam
释义	hen clamn. Brit. /ˈhɛn klam/, U.S. /ˈhɛn ˌklæm/ Etymology: < hen n.¹ (compare sense 7 at that entry) + clam n.² North American. Any of several large saltwater clams, esp. the Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima, and (formerly) †the Pismo clam, Tivela stultorum (obsolete). Cf. hen n.¹ 7. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Mactridae > member of horseshoe1775 hen clam1841 otter-shell1865 trough shell1867 surf clam1873 1841 A. A. Gould Rep. Invertebrata Mass. 359 The Giant Clam, or, as some call it, the Hen Clam, (Mactra gigantèa,) is much esteemed by some. 1884 E. Ingersoll in G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Sect. 1 708 Another form of aboriginal currency was made from the valves of the ponderous Hen Clam of southern California (Pachydesma crassatelloides). 1939 Biddeford (Maine) Daily Jrnl. 22 Mar. 12/4 A chowder is the one way the hen clam should be prepared. 2011 Fourth Genre 13 106 I don't divulge to John the nearby cache of overharvested sand dollars or the spot where in a tide as big as this you can dig a mess of hen clams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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