butter clam

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Definition of butter clam in English English dictionary

A large, delicately flavored clam of the genus Saxidomus, found on the Pacific coast of North America and having a distinctive shell that was formerly used as money by Native Americans. Also called money shell

Hyphenation

but·ter clam

Turkish pronunciation

bʌtır kläm

Pronunciation

/ˈbətər ˈklam/ /ˈbʌtɜr ˈklæm/