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JACKKNIFE CLAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jackknife clam mean? 

JACKKNIFE CLAM (noun)
  The noun JACKKNIFE CLAM has 1 sense:

1. marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shellplay

  Familiarity information: JACKKNIFE CLAM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JACKKNIFE CLAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

jackknife clam; knife-handle; razor clam

Hypernyms ("jackknife clam" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("jackknife clam" is a member of...):

Ensis; genus Ensis (razor clams)


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