单词 | geoduck |
释义 | geoduckor gwe·duc[ goo-ee-duhk ] / ˈgu iˌdʌk / nouna very large, edible, saltwater clam of the genus Panope that burrows into the mud, feeding through a long siphon, the so-called neck, that extends upward: specimens of P. generosa(Pacific geoduck ), of the waters off western Canada and northwestern U.S., have been found to live more than 140 years, and some have exceeded a shell length of 10 inches (25 centimeters), a siphon length of 5 feet (1.5 meters), and a weight of 15 pounds (7 kilograms). Also called king clam . Origin of geoduckAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85; from Lushootseed (formerly Puget Salish ) gwídəq, of uncertain meaning: either an element gwíd-, of uncertain origin + -əq “genitals” (from the resemblance of the siphon to a penis), or from a phrase meaning “dig deep” (because the mollusk buries itself up to three feet deep in sand, silt, or gravel) historical usage of geoduckAll agree that the word geoduck originated in a Native American Salish language of the Pacific Northwest. Some say (as at Evergreen State College in Washington State where the official school mascot is a geoduck) that it means “dig deep,” but others say the final -əq of the Salish word gwídəq means “genitals.” Since ESC's motto is “Let It All Hang Out,” they seem happy to embrace both aspects of this unusual creature. How the [goo-ee] /ˈgu i/ sound came to be spelled geo is anyone's guess, but it's most likely a European interpretation of the Salish pronunciation. What you choose to believe is up to you, but just don't call it a JEE-oh-duhk. Words nearby geoduckgeodetic longitude, geodetic survey, geodetic surveying, Geodimeter, geodome, geoduck, geodynamics, geo-economics, geoengineer, geofact, Geoffrey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for geoduckgeoduck / (ˈdʒiːəʊˌdʌk) / nounCanadian a large edible clam Word Origin for geoduckfrom Chinook jargon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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