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long-neck clam

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long-neck clam

[lawng-nek, long-] .

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

soft-shell clam

–noun
an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell.


Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism
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long-neck clam

noun
1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: soft-shell clam
2. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: soft-shell clam
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