razor clam

razor clam

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

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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razor clam

noun
marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell 
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