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单词 pismo clam
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Pismo clamn.

Brit. /ˈpɪzməʊ klam/, U.S. /ˈpɪzmoʊ ˌklæm/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pismo , clam n.2
Etymology: < the name of Pismo Beach, California + clam n.2
U.S.
A large, thick-shelled, edible clam, Tivela stultorum (family Veneridae), found on the south-west coast of North America.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves > of particular type > other types
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1911 J. Keep West Coast Shells 77 They [sc. Tivelas] are highly esteemed by lovers of good clam chowder, and occasionally they get into city markets, where they are called Pismo clams.
1949 Nat. Hist. June 252/1 Five minutes of barefoot beach scratching had uncovered half a sack of four-inch Pismo clams.
1994 Nature Conservancy Mar. 13/1 Eight rare forms of plants, 200 kinds of birds.., and the Pismo clam all make their homes here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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