English noun: steamer clam |
1. | steamer clam (food) a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
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| Synonyms | long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clam |
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| Part meronym | long-neck clam, Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam |
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2. | steamer clam (animal) an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
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| Synonyms | long-neck clam, Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | clam |
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| Part holonym | long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam |
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| Member meronym | genus Mya, Mya |
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