razor clam

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of razor clam¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Ive got a lot of starfish and a horse-shoe crab and some razor-clam shells and two shark eggs.

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