clam

中文： 蚌、蛤、蛤蜊、蚬

1. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
2. A type of strong pincers or forceps.
3. A kind of vise, usually of wood.
4. A dollar. (US, slang) · Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!
5. A Scientologist. (slang)
6. A vagina or vulva. (slang)
7. A wrong or misplaced note. (slang)
8. One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak. (informal)

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