"razor clam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: razor clams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} razor clam (plural razor clams)
  1. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis directus.
    Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-DVShWtLS Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13
  2. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    Razor shell, Ensis arcuatus, now Ensis magnus.
    Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-RY632bmX Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13
  3. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    Atlantic razor clam, Siliqua costata.
    Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-DoTQpERT Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13
  4. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula.
    Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-uWQxJXKm Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13
  5. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
    Gould's razor shell, Solen strictus
    Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-3PhgMkr7 Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yurok translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 15 11 11 37 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 16 16 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 15 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 16 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 15 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 16 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 15 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 14 14 14 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 17 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 16 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 15 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 16 16 16 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 17 14 14 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 16 15 15 15 24 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Yurok translations: 17 16 14 14 25 14
  6. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors. Categories (topical): Seafood Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-razor_clam-en-noun-0Vzn8SyA Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 18 16 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 11 11 23 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 12 12 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 13 13 21 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a clam with a long curved shell resembling a straight razor): navalla (Catalan), 蟶子 (Chinese Cantonese), 蛏子 (english: sing³ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 蟶子 (Chinese Mandarin), 蛏子 (chēngzi) (Chinese Mandarin), veitsisimpukka (Finnish), huotrasimpukka (Finnish), couteau [masculine] (French), solen [masculine] (French), navalla [feminine] (Galician), longueirón [masculine] (Galician), Meerscheide [feminine] (German), Schwertmuschel [feminine] (German), Scheidenmuschel [feminine] (German), lorjuk (Indonesian), kerang kuku (Indonesian), kerang pisau (Indonesian), scianbhreallach [masculine] (Irish), scian mhara [feminine] (Irish), cannolicchio [masculine] (Italian), cappalunga [feminine] (Italian), 蟶貝 (mategai) (alt: マテガイ) (Japanese), (mat) (Korean), sepahat (Malay), okładniczka [feminine] (Polish), черено́к (čerenók) [masculine] (Russian), navaja [feminine] (Spanish), sülünez (Turkish), çakı midyesi (Turkish), ustura midyesi (Turkish), cyllell fôr [feminine] (Welsh), môr-gyllell [feminine] (Welsh), chperger' (Yurok)
Disambiguation of 'a clam with a long curved shell resembling a straight razor': 16 16 16 16 19 16

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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