| 单词 | butter clam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutter clam butter clam n. chiefly Canadian a large edible bivalve mollusc, Saxidomus gigantea (family Veneridae), occurring off the Pacific coasts of North America. [Apparently so called on account of its suitability for eating.] ΚΠ 1899 Industr. Freedom (Edison, Washington) 1 Apr. 4/2 Oyster creek empties into the bay and the butter clam is found along the beach. 1957 M. Sharcott Troller's Holiday 79 They were fat butter clams, four or five inches across the shell, but there weren't enough of them. 2006 Canad. Geographic Sept. 52/1 You tell them, I want a butter clam, a horse clam, a littleneck, and they'll go get them. < as lemmas |
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