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Geoduck

Ge′o-duck

,
Noun.
[American Indian name.]
(Zool.)
A gigantic clam (
Glycimeris generosa
) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food.

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geoduck

geoduck

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Noun

geoduck (plural geoducks)

Geoduck clam
  1. A species of large saltwater clam, native to the North American Pacific Northwest, Washington to Alaska, known as Panopea abrupta or Panope generosa, in the family Hiatellidae.

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  1. geoduck” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.