Geoduck

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Geoduck \Ge"o*duck\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.)
     A gigantic clam ({Glycimeris generosa}) of the Pacific coast
     of North America, highly valued as an article of food.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  geoduck
       n : a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud
           along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to
           six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet
           and cannot be withdrawn into the shell