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CLAMSHELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The shell of a clam
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("clamshell" is a kind of...):
shell (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
Synonyms:
clamshell; grapple
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clamshell" is a kind of...):
dredging bucket (a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed)
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