GEODUCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does geoduck mean? 

• GEODUCK (noun)
  The noun GEODUCK has 1 sense:

1. a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

  Familiarity information: GEODUCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEODUCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("geoduck" is a kind of...):

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