clam
noun/klæm/
Frequency rank: #10,360 most common English word
Meaning
a type of shellfish with two shells that lives in sand or mud.
Example sentence
She found clam buried in the wet sand near the shore.
Synonyms & related words
- shellfish
- mollusk
- bivalve
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