SOFT-SHELL CLAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soft-shell clam mean? 

• SOFT-SHELL CLAM (noun)
  The noun SOFT-SHELL CLAM has 2 senses:

1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

2. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

  Familiarity information: SOFT-SHELL CLAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOFT-SHELL CLAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clam that is usually steamed in the shell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam

Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):

clam (flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)

Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a part of...):

long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam

Hypernyms ("soft-shell clam" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "soft-shell clam"):

long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)

Holonyms ("soft-shell clam" is a member of...):

genus Mya; Mya (type genus of the family Myacidae)