maninose

M3A1N1I1N1O1S1E1

noun

The soft-shell clam.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounmaninose (plural maninoses)

plural maninoses · alternative mananosay · alternative nanninose

  1. USVirginiaMarylandThe soft-shell clam.

Origin

From a Native American language of the Carolinas, probably an Algonquian one, thus probably from Carolina Algonquian.

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APA

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

MLA

“maninose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maninose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maninose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maninose.

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