(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:56:13

Sea" clam` (?). Zool.

Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridae, as the common American species. (Mactra, ∨ Spisula, solidissima); -- called also beach clam, and surf clam.

 

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