KNIFE-HANDLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knife-handle mean? 

• KNIFE-HANDLE (noun)
  The noun KNIFE-HANDLE has 1 sense:

1. marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell

  Familiarity information: KNIFE-HANDLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNIFE-HANDLE (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 ("knife-handle" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("knife-handle" is a member of...):

Ensis; genus Ensis (razor clams)