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Pronunciation guide for clam
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of clam with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
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How to pronounce clam
New York in a Dozen Dishes
Another chapter is about clams.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “clam”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- (historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
- (slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
- (slang, vulgar) A vagina or vulva.
- (slang, music) A wrong or misplaced note.
- (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
- (dated, US, slang) mouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam)
- [Verb]
- To dig for clams.
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