clam (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud
def the shell closes with viselike firmness
Outgoing links
Hypernym bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
Derivationally related form clam → clam
Hyponym soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria; quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria; geoduck; razor clam, jackknife clam, knife-handle; giant clam, Tridacna gigas; shipworm, teredinid
Part meronym clam
Incoming links
Hyponym bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch
Hypernym soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria; quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria; geoduck; razor clam, jackknife clam, knife-handle; giant clam, Tridacna gigas; shipworm, teredinid
Part holonym clam
Derivationally related form clam → clam

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