Usually means: Edible clam with thin shell.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word Soft-shell clam:

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  1. soft-shell clam: Merriam-Webster
  2. soft-shell clam: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. soft-shell clam: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. soft-shell clam, soft-shell clam: Collins English Dictionary
  5. soft-shell clam: Vocabulary.com
  6. soft-shell clam: Wordnik
  7. soft-shell clam: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. soft-shell clam: Dictionary.com
  9. Soft-shell Clam, Soft-shell clam: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. soft-shell clam: Rhymezone
  11. soft-shell clam: FreeDictionary.org
  12. soft-shell clam: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. soft-shell clam: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. soft-shell clam, Soft-shell clam: Encyclopedia

(Note: See soft-shell_clams as well.)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Soft-shell clam)

noun:  Soft-shell clams (American English) or Sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams", are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae.


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