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    SOFT-SHELL CLAM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europeplay

    Synonyms:

    long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):

    clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)

    Meronyms (parts of "soft-shell clam"):

    long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)

    Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a member of...):

    genus Mya; Mya (type genus of the family Myacidae)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A clam that is usually steamed in the shellplay

    Synonyms:

    long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):

    clam (flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)

    Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a part of...):

    long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)

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