bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, long-neck clam, steamer clam, steamer - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam

geoduck - a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell

jackknife clam, knife-handle, razor clam - marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell

giant clam, Tridacna gigas - giant clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific weighing up to 500 pounds

shipworm, teredinid - wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells

clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud

shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"