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razor 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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razor clam  
n.  Any of various clams of the family Solenidae, characteristically having long narrow shells.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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