razor clam
noun
any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
razor clams
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pluralof razor clam.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At Casa Juani, also on Pearl Street, the briny razor clams bring a taste of Spain to the Rockies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The lauded Mexican restaurant specializes in seafood, serving colorful tostadas, aguachiles, a range of tacos, wood-grilled fish and bowls of crushed ice studded with piquant razor clams — but no fried fish sandwiches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Sally Bunce, a volunteer marine mammal rescuer who took part in the protest, said there had been a "very big die-off" in April involving "thousands of crabs and lobsters" followed by razor clams.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022
There’s breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, fried chicken and Boonville grits, plus Willapa Bay oysters and razor clams and other seafood that’s suddenly hyperlocal to Earnhardt.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
He explains that the dimples form when the razor clams attempt to burrow deeper underground.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
