geo·duck

(go͞o′ē-dŭk′)

A very large, edible clam (Panope abrupta) of the Pacific coast of northwest North America.

[From Puget Salish g^wídəq.]

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geoduck

(ˈdʒiːəʊˌdʌk)

(Animals) Canadian a large edible clam

[from Chinook jargon]

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ge•o•duck

(ˈgu iˌdʌk)

n.

a large edible clam, Panope generosa, of the NW coast of North America.

[1880–85; < Puget Salish g^wídəq]

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geoduck - 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the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

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