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jackknife clam

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razor clam

–noun
any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, esp. of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
Also called jackknife clam.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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jackknife clam

noun
marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: razor clam
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