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Definition of gaper clam

gaper clam
Gaper Gap"er, n. 1. One who gapes. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European fish. See 4th Comber. (b) A large edible clam (Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam. (c) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills.

Meaning of gaper clam from wikipedia

- clams (American English) or Sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, po****rly called "steamers", "softs****", "**** clams"...
- strange gaper Tresus capax (Gould, 1850) – fat gaper Tresus keenae (Kuroda & Habe, 1950) – mirugai clam Tresus nuttallii (Conrad, 1837) – Pacific gaper Tresus...
- horse clams inhabit the Pacific coast intertidal zones: the pacific gaper, T. nuttallii, more abundant south to California; and the fat gaper, T. capax...
- butter clam, Saxidomus gigantea, the Pacific razor clam, Siliqua patula, gaper clams Tresus capax, the geoduck clam, Panopea generosa and the Pismo clam, Tivela...
- The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), also known as the round clam, hard-s**** (or hard-s****ed) clam, or the quahog, is an edible marine bivalve mollusk...
- the Pacific gaper, is a species of sal****er clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Mactridae. It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus...
- Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima), also called the bar clam, hen clam, skimmer or simply sea clam, is a very large, edible, sal****er clam or marine...
- invertebrate, the ch'en was later imagined as a gaping, pearl-producing clam, possibly to be identified with the giant clams of tropical seas, for instance Tridacna...
- include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora...
- genus of the family Hiatellidae. It is also sometimes called a king clam, or a gaper – in reference to the s**** not being closed at either end. It is found...