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sea clam
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sea clam,
Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridæ , as the common American species. (Mactra solidissima or Spisula solidissima ); -- called also beach clam , and surf clam . [1913 Webster]
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