razor clam
Americannoun
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razor clams
plural
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Etymology
Origin of razor clam
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Shellfish managers test the razor clam population regularly before giving the green light to any upcoming clam digs and recently found unsafe levels of domoic acid.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
A star among appetizers is the razor clam ceviche arranged with marcona almonds and juicy grapes and haunting with smoked Spanish paprika.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022
A study published last year by Portland State University found an average of 11 micro-plastic pieces per oyster and nine per razor clam in the samples taken from the Oregon coast.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
The bisquelike broth was impeccably salted, silky with a touch of cream, brightened with lemon thyme, and hiding sweet, tender, ever so slightly briny morsels of razor clam.
From The New Yorker ● May 3, 2019
Occasionally a herd of hippocamps would come and swim alongside the boats, or a mermaid would approach a fisherman, playing a tune on a flute made from a razor clam.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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