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butter clam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
but-ter -clam
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of clam, Saxidomus gigantea, commonly harvested as food.

Inflected Forms

butter clams (plural)

Questions

What does butter clam mean?
A species of clam, Saxidomus gigantea, commonly harvested as food.

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