razor clam


noun
  1. any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.

Origin of razor clam

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
  • Also called jackknife clam.

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How to use razor clam in a sentence

  • I afterward saw a stone resembling a razor clam, but it was a solid one.

    Cape Cod | Henry D. Thoreau
  • Ive got a lot of starfish and a horse-shoe crab and some razor-clam shells and two shark eggs.

    The Lucky Seventh | Ralph Henry Barbour