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

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness