FRESHWATER CLAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does freshwater clam mean? 

• FRESHWATER CLAM (noun)
  The noun FRESHWATER CLAM has 1 sense:

1. bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRESHWATER CLAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

freshwater clam; freshwater mussel

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

mussel (marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "freshwater clam"):

pearly-shelled mussel (the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl)

thin-shelled mussel (mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth)

Dreissena polymorpha; zebra mussel (inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels)