soft-shell clam

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soft-shell clam

A common edible North American clam (Mya arenaria) having a thin, elongated shell, found especially along the Atlantic coast. Also called soft clam, steamer.

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Noun	1.	soft-shell clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell long-neck clam, steamer, steamer clam Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, long-neck clam, steamer clam, steamer - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
	2.	soft-shell clam - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe Mya arenaria, long-neck clam, steamer clam, steamer clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness genus Mya, Mya - type genus of the family Myacidae long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

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