"piss clam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piss clams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piss clam (plural piss clams)
  1. (informal) A clam which squirts water, such as a geoduck (Panopea generosa) or a long-neck clam (Mya arenaria). Wikipedia link: piss clam Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Synonyms: pisser

Inflected forms

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