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clam

[klam] / klæm /
NOUN
bivalve living in ocean
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Matijevich recommends enjoying bowls of clam chowder with your favorite crusty bread, like focaccia or toasted slices of baguette.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The fiber comes from byssus threads produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam that uses these threads to attach itself to rocks.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

F&F’s tender, pillowy pies come in variations like hot sausage and brown-butter sage, and a clam pizza with fresh lemon and red chile flakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“It may just be a picture that was taken after lunch, and he has a piece of Windsor clam or something in there, I don’t know.”

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

But as I murmured my words of thanks to the clam and dropped it into the bucket, I felt a sudden streak of pain in my knee.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day