geoduck

/goo-ee-duhk/US // ˈgu iˌdʌk //UK // (ˈdʒiːəʊˌdʌk) //

土拨鼠,土鳖,土豆,土鸡

Definitions

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- : a very large, edible, saltwater clam of the genus Panope that burrows into the mud, feeding through a long siphon, the so-called neck, that extends upward: specimens of P. generosa, of the waters off western Canada and northwestern U.S., have been found to live more than 140 years, and some have exceeded a shell length of 10 inches, a siphon length of 5 feet, and a weight of 15 pounds.