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"mouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam)"
],
"id": "en-clam-en-noun-en:mouth",
"links": [
[
"mouth",
"mouth"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated, US, slang) mouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam)"
],
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"en:mouth"
],
"tags": [
"US",
"dated",
"slang"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/klæm/"
},
{
"ipa": "[kleəm]",
"tags": [
"æ-tensing"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-clam.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/En-us-clam.ogg/En-us-clam.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/En-us-clam.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æm"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "als"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "alq",
"lang": "Algonquin",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "poquauhock"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "txirla"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mída",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ми́да"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hkum:kaung",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ခုံးကောင်"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cloïssa"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "chy",
"lang": "Cheyenne",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "hexōvo"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "hin²",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蜆 /蚬"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàng",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蚌"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gé",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gélí",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤蜊"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎn",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蜆 /蚬"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wéngé",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "文蛤"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "co",
"lang": "Corsican",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vongola"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cr",
"lang": "Cree",
"roman": "esa",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ᐁᓴ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cr",
"lang": "Cree",
"roman": "esis",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"diminutive"
],
"word": "ᐁᓯᐢ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škeble"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mossel"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ruditapo"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "muslo"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "pekteno"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "simpukka"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "palourde"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "praire"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ameixa"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Muschel"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Venusmuschel"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Klaffmuschel"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tzédef",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "צֶדֶף"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tzidpá",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "צִדְפָּה"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "kagyló"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "muslo"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "iu",
"lang": "Inuktitut",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ammuumajuq (ammuumajuq)"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "breallach"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vongola"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tellina"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arsella"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"alt": "はまぐり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hamaguri",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hamaguri",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ハマグリ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"alt": "あさり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asari",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "浅蜊"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asari",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "アサリ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jogae",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "조개"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "lkt",
"lang": "Lakota",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "mollusca"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "školka",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "школка"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "kepah"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "mh",
"lang": "Marshallese",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "jenǫ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "mic",
"lang": "Mi'kmaq",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"animate"
],
"word": "e's"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "xpq",
"lang": "Mohegan-Pequot",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "suksuw"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "xpq",
"english": "quahog",
"lang": "Mohegan-Pequot",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "poqáh"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "chʼosh bitsʼaʼ doolkʼoolígíí"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "musling"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "blåskjell"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "es"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "małż"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amêijoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "moluscă comestibilă"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molljúsk",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "моллю́ск"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dvustvórčatyj molljúsk",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "двуство́рчатый моллю́ск"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "шко̑љка"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "škȏljka"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škóljka"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wenusowa mušla"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "css",
"lang": "Southern Ohlone",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "hakkaw"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "almeja"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "es",
"english": "smaller",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chirla"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"feminine"
],
"word": "amayuela"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "es",
"english": "smaller",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chocha"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mussla"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "kabibe"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "h̄xy kāb",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "หอยกาบ"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "istiridye"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "midye"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "unm",
"lang": "Unami",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "èhës"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "nghêu"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "sò"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cragen fylchog"
},
{
"_dis1": "46 0 2 2 0 0 2 46 3",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "klam",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קלאַם"
}
],
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"clam"
],
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}
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"_dis": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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"All topics",
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"form": "clams",
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{
"form": "clamming",
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},
{
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"past"
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{
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"past"
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[
"clams",
"clams"
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{
"code": "ja",
"english": "clams",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "to dig for clams",
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "Asari",
"sense": "to dig for clams",
"word": "あさり"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to dig for clams",
"word": "mariscar"
}
]
}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "[kleəm]",
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"æ-tensing"
]
},
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Ensis directus",
"word": "Atlantic jackknife clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "Atlantic surf clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Ensis directus",
"word": "bamboo clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "bar clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Corbulidae spp.",
"word": "basket clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "beach clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Donax gouldii",
"word": "bean clam"
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{
"word": "bearded clam"
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{
"alt": "Hippopus hipoopus",
"word": "bear paw clam"
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{
"alt": "Tresus spp.",
"word": "big-necked clam"
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{
"alt": "Cyclina sinensis",
"word": "black clam"
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{
"alt": "Argina pexata et al.",
"word": "blood clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna crocea",
"word": "boring clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Saxidomus gigantea",
"word": "butter clam"
},
{
"alt": "Ellipsaria lineolata",
"word": "butterfly clam"
},
{
"alt": "Macrocallista maculata",
"word": "calico clam"
},
{
"english": "Mercenaria mercenaria",
"word": "cherrystone clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Astarte spp.",
"word": "chestnut clam"
},
{
"alt": "Cyclina sinensis",
"word": "Chinese clam"
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{
"word": "clam bake"
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{
"word": "clambake"
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{
"word": "clambroth"
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{
"word": "clamburger"
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{
"word": "clam cake"
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{
"word": "clam chowder"
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{
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{
"word": "clamdiggers"
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{
"word": "Clam Falls"
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{
"word": "clam rake"
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{
"word": "clam shack"
},
{
"word": "clam-shell"
},
{
"word": "clamshell"
},
{
"word": "clam shrimp"
},
{
"word": "clam smacker"
},
{
"word": "Clam Union"
},
{
"word": "clam up"
},
{
"word": "clam worm"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Donax spp.",
"word": "coquina clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna crocea",
"word": "crocus clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "dipper clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Ctenoides ales",
"word": "disco clam"
},
{
"word": "duck clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Ctenoides ales",
"word": "electric clam"
},
{
"alt": "Panope generosa",
"word": "elephant trunk clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mya arenaria",
"word": "Essex clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Sphaerium spp.",
"word": "fingernail clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna squamosa",
"word": "fluted giant clam"
},
{
"alt": "et al.",
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"word": "freshwater clam"
},
{
"alt": "Tresus spp.",
"word": "gaper clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna spp.",
"word": "giant clam"
},
{
"word": "happy as a clam"
},
{
"word": "happy as a clam at high water"
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{
"word": "hard clam"
},
{
"english": "Mercenaria mercenaria",
"word": "hard-shell clam"
},
{
"alt": "Leukoma staminea",
"word": "hardshell clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Cardiidae spp.",
"word": "heart clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "hen clam"
},
{
"alt": "Tresus spp.",
"word": "horse clam"
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"word": "horse's hoof clam hoseshoe clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Mya arenaria",
"word": "Ipswich clam"
},
{
"alt": "Cyclina sinensis",
"word": "iron clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Solen spp.",
"word": "jackknife clam"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Venerupis philippinarum",
"word": "Japanese littleneck clam"
},
{
"alt": "Panope generosa",
"word": "king clam"
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{
"alt": "Cyclina sinensis",
"word": "Korean clam"
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{
"alt": "Leukoma staminea",
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{
"english": "Mercenaria mercenaria",
"word": "little neck clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Mya arenaria",
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{
"word": "mahogany clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Venerupis philippinarum",
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{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna maxima",
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{
"taxonomic": "Nuculidae spp.",
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{
"alt": "Lutraria spp.",
"word": "otter shell clam"
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{
"alt": "Panope generosa",
"word": "Pacific clam"
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{
"alt": "Leukoma staminea",
"word": "Pacific littleneck clam"
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{
"alt": "Siliqua patula",
"word": "Pacific razor clam"
},
{
"alt": "Ruditapes decussatus",
"word": "Palourde clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna spp.",
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{
"word": "pea clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Tivela stultorum",
"word": "pismo clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Ensis directus",
"word": "piss clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Donax spp.",
"word": "pompano clam"
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{
"english": "Siliqua spp., Solecurtus spp., Solen spp.",
"taxonomic": "Ensis spp.",
"word": "razor clam"
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"alt": "Leukoma staminea",
"word": "rock clam"
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"english": "Mercenaria mercenaria",
"word": "round clam"
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"taxonomic": "Tridacna crocea",
"word": "saffron-coloured clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Mya arenaria",
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{
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"word": "scaly clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solidissima",
"word": "sea clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Tridacna maxima",
"word": "small giant clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Callista chione",
"word": "smooth clam"
},
{
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{
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"word": "soft clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Mya arenaria",
"word": "steamer clam"
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{
"alt": "Hippopus hipoopus",
"word": "strawberry clam"
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{
"english": "Tellinidae spp. et al.",
"word": "sunrise clam"
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{
"taxonomic": "Spisula solida",
"word": "surf clam"
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{
"english": "Mercenaria mercenaria",
"word": "tea clam"
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{
"alt": "Venerida spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Saxidomus gigantea",
"word": "Washington clam"
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"ref": "2017, Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Dungeon Brain:",
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"code": "abe",
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
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"code": "yue",
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"roman": "hin²",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蜆 /蚬"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàng",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蚌"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "gé",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "gélí",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤蜊"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "xiǎn",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蜆 /蚬"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "wéngé",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "文蛤"
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"code": "co",
"lang": "Corsican",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "cr",
"lang": "Cree",
"roman": "esa",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ᐁᓴ"
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{
"code": "cr",
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"tags": [
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"word": "ᐁᓯᐢ"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ruditapo"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "muslo"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "pekteno"
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "simpukka"
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"tags": [
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"code": "gl",
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"tags": [
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"word": "ameixa"
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Muschel"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
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"word": "Venusmuschel"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"roman": "tzédef",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "צֶדֶף"
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{
"code": "he",
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"roman": "tzidpá",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "צִדְפָּה"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "kagyló"
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "muslo"
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{
"code": "iu",
"lang": "Inuktitut",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "ammuumajuq (ammuumajuq)"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
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"word": "breallach"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vongola"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tellina"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arsella"
},
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "蛤"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
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"sense": "mollusc — see also mollusc, oyster, mussel",
"word": "浅蜊"
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