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butterfly clam

butterfly clam noun: a species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States.

butterfly clam: a species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States
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Noun

butterfly clam (plural butterfly clams)

  1. A species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States

Forms of butterfly clam

pluralbutterfly clams

Questions about butterfly clam

What does butterfly clam mean?
Butterfly clam means a species of mussel, Ellipsaria lineolata, that inhabits rivers in the southern United States.
What part of speech is butterfly clam?
Butterfly clam is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly clam?
The plural of butterfly clam is butterfly clams.

Words near butterfly clam in the dictionary

  1. butterfly cake
  2. butterfly cakes
  3. butterfly chair
  4. butterfly child
  5. butterfly children
  6. butterfly clam
  7. butterfly clams
  8. butterfly clip
  9. butterfly clips
  10. butterfly crab
  11. butterfly crabs

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