geoduck
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Geoduck — Four live geoducks in a seafood tank Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Geoduck — Ge o*duck, n. [American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gigantic clam ({Glycimeris generosa}) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geoduck — edible Pacific clam, 1883, perhaps from some American Indian word … Etymology dictionary
geoduck — ☆ geoduck [go͞o′ē duk΄ ] n. [< AmInd (Chinook) name] a very large, burrowing, edible clam (Panope generosa) of intertidal beaches of W North America … English World dictionary
geoduck — /gooh ee duk /, n. a very large edible clam, Panope generosa, of the NW coast of the U.S. Also called gweduc. [1880 85, Amer.; < Puget Salish gwídaq] * * * Marine bivalve (Panopea generosa) that inhabits the intertidal zone of the Pacific coast… … Universalium
Geoduck — Elefantenrüsselmuschel Elefantenrüsselmuschel (Panopea abrupta) Systematik Überordnung: Heterodonta Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
geoduck — noun Etymology: Lushootseed (Salishan language of the Puget Sound region) gwídəq Date: 1883 a large edible clam (Panopea abrupta syn. P. generosa) of the Pacific coast that usually weighs two to three pounds (about one kilogram) but may attain a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
geoduck — [ dʒi:əʊdʌk] noun a giant mud burrowing bivalve mollusc found on the west coast of North America. [Panopea generosa.] Origin C19: from Chinook Jargon … English new terms dictionary
geoduck — geo·duck … English syllables
geoduck — ge•o•duck [[t]ˈgu iˌdʌk[/t]] n. ivt a large edible clam, Panope generosa, of the NW coast of North America • Etymology: 1880–85; < Puget Salish gwídəq … From formal English to slang
