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razorclam

razorclam is the alternative form of razor clam.

Meaning of razor clam

Noun

razor clam (plural razor clams)

  1. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    • Meaning “little white birch,” Xiaobaihua has specials including the tofu-and-wild-herb cold dish malantou, the zuiji drunken chicken, the shizitou pork meatballs on bok choy, the xunyu smoked fish and the suanxiang chengzi garlic-drenched razor clams.2019, Lisa Movius, “A local’s guide to Shanghai”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2019
    1. Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis directus.
    2. Razor shell, Ensis arcuatus, now Ensis magnus.
    3. Atlantic razor clam, Siliqua costata.
    4. Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula.
    5. Gould's razor shell, Solen strictus

Forms of razorclam

pluralrazorclams

Questions about razorclam

What is razorclam the alternative form of?
Razorclam is the alternative form of razor clam.

Words near razorclam in the dictionary

  1. razorbills
  2. razorblade
  3. razorbladed
  4. razorblades
  5. razorblading
  6. razorclam
  7. razorclams
  8. razored
  9. razoredge
  10. razorfish
  11. razorfishes

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