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gweduc

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gwe⋅duc

  [goo-ee-duhk]
–noun
geoduck.

ge⋅o⋅duck

  [goo-ee-duhk]
–noun
a very large edible clam, Panope generosa, of the NW coast of the U.S.
Also called gweduc.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; < Puget Salish gwídəq
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geo·duck also gwe·duc   (gōō'ē-dŭk')   
n.  A very large, edible clam (Panope generosa) of the Pacific coast of northwest North America.

[From Puget Salish gwídəq.]
gwe·duc   (gōō'ē-dŭk')   
n.  Variant of geoduck.
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