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Clam - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for clam: 🔊

BrE /klæm/ NAmE /klæm/

1.2. Etymology of Clam:

Early 16th cent.: apparently from earlier clam ‘a clamp’, from Old English clam, clamm ‘a bond or bondage’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klemme, German Klemme, also to clamp.

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of clam:

Palourde
Clovisse

1.4. Definition of clam in fisheries:

Clam: marine bivalve shellfish (aquatique molluscs) that usually live buried in the seabed or in sand, whose soft meat can be eaten raw or cooked.

Other Definitions of Clam per Country

In Canada:

clams includes bar clams, bay quahaugs, razor clams and soft-shell clams; (clams)

✏️ Source -- Canada Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations, Section 2 ( Canada Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations )

In South Africa:

"clam" means any species of the genus Mactra, also known as sand mussel;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1 ( South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )

“clam” means the clam Mactra lilaceae;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section vi ( South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988 )