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noun
The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
its flesh as a seafood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
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noun
a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: clam
History
From Lushootseed gwidəq, variously understood as reference to its deep digging or resemblance to male genitalia. The unusual spelling of the first syllable is thought to represent editorial hypercorrection of forms with goe- &c. (probably under influence from the common prefix geo-), despite the earlier attestation of forms with geo-. The spelling pronunciation /ˈdʒiːəʊdʌk/ once listed in dictionaries is now considered nonstandard. The common spelling of the second syllable is under influence from duck, originally with reference to the mollusc's resemblance to the body and neck of a dead duck.
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