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razor clam

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razor clam
n.
Any of various clams of the family Solenidae, characteristically having long narrow shells.
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Noun1.razor clam - marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shellrazor clam - marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
Ensis, genus Ensis - razor clams


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The report into the restaurant, in Bray, Berkshire, said: "The norovirus was probably introduced via shellfish because diners who ate shellfish dishes were more likely to report illness; oysters were served raw; razor clams may not have been appropriately handled or cooked; tracing of the shellfish to source showed evidence for contamination; and outbreaks of illness in other establishments have been associated with oysters from the same source.
razor clam production 1989: Pacific Fresh Seafood, Sacramento, distribution 1990: Bandon Pacific, Charleston, processing 1990: Jake's Famous Crawfish and Seafood, Portland, distribution 1990: Pacific Seafood of Washington, Mukilteo, Wash.
9, 1998--The Washington Department of Health and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife jointly announced today that the proposed razor clam season has been postponed due to elevated levels of a marine toxin called domoic acid, which causes Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning in people and Domoic Acid Poisoning in animals.
 
 
 
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