basket clam

noun

Any of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae.

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Meanings

nounbasket clam (plural basket clams)

plural basket clams

  1. Any of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae.
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APA

basket clam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20clam

MLA

“basket clam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20clam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basket clam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20clam.

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