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soft-shell clam
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌsɒft.ʃel ˈklæm/ us /ˌsɑːft.ʃel ˈklæm/
a type of sea creature with a thin shell in two parts that can close together, and a soft body, part of which sticks out of the shell, that can be eaten:
He supplies soft-shell clams to a nearby seafood restaurant.
There is a ban on harvesting soft-shell clams along this part of the coast.
Place the soft-shell clams in boiling water with a teaspoon of salt.
The mudflats were full of mussels and soft-shell clams.
The bay's population of soft-shell clams is in steep decline.
They cook soft-shell clams by steaming them, and then serve them in their own broth.
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