blood clam

/bləd klæm/
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Definitions of blood clam
  1. noun
    red-blooded clam
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    type of:
    bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod
    marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
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