Usually means: Bivalve mollusk with distinctive shape.
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  1. jackknife clam: Merriam-Webster
  2. jackknife clam: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  4. jackknife clam: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (jackknife clam)

noun:  common name for several species of saltwater shellfish in the family Solenidae; also known as razor shells. Their shells are long and narrow, suggesting a folded jackknife or cut-throat razor

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