English
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Image:LittleNeck clams USDA96c1862.jpg|thumb|Littleneck clams; the pictured mollusks are of the species Mercenaria mercenaria.
Pronunciation
IPA|/klæm/, SAMPA|/kl{m/
audio|en-us-clam.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm|-æm
Noun
en-noun
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- Strong pincers or forceps.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- context|US|slang A dollar (usually used in the plural.)
#: Those sneakers cost me fify clams!
Translations
trans-top|mollusc
Finnish: simpukka
French: palourde f
Ido: muslo
Italian: vongola f
Japanese: �, ���� (hamaguri); ��, ��� (asari)
trans-mid
Korean: ì¡°ê°� (jogae)
Spanish: almeja f
Swedish: mussla c
Turkish: istiridye
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|clam|m|ing
- To dig for clams.
Derived terms
clam chowder
clamshell
clam up
giant clam
See also
clammy
Category:Seafoods
Catalan
Noun
clam
- clamor
Category:Catalan nouns
Latin
Pronunciation
IPA|/klam/
Adverb
clam
- clandestinely, secretly, privately
- stealthily
Related terms
clanculum
clandestinus| clandestīnus
Category:Latin adverbs
Category:Mollusks
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