ALL meanings of soft-shell clam
soft-shell clam
S s - noun soft-shell clam an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell. 1
- noun soft-shell clam any of several marine clams of the genus Mya, esp M. arenaria, an edible species of coastal regions of the US and Europe, having a thin brittle shell 0
- noun soft-shell clam any of a family (Myidae) of edible clams of the coasts of North America, having elongated siphons and a chalky, white shell 0