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surf clam

noun

Definition of SURF CLAM

:  any of various typically rather large surf-dwelling edible clams (family Mactridae); especially :  a common clam (Spisula solidissima) of the Atlantic coast chiefly from Nova Scotia to South Carolina
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First Known Use of SURF CLAM

1884

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