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Meaning of razor clam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
  2. Atlantic jackknife clam, Ensis directus.
  3. Razor shell, Ensis arcuatus, now Ensis magnus.
  4. Atlantic razor clam, Siliqua costata.
  5. Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula.
  6. Gould's razor shell, Solen strictus

Equivalents

Galego longueirón
日本語 蟶
한국어 맛

Examples

“Meaning “little white birch,” Xiaobaihua has specials including the tofu-and-wild-herb cold dish malantou, the zuiji drunken chicken, the shizitou pork meatballs on bok choy, the xunyu smoked fish and the suanxiang chengzi garlic-drenched razor clams.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

razor comb razor cream razor eye razor grass razor grinder razor paste

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