toheroan.
/ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə/ A large edible bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma ventricosum, native to New Zealand.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > integro-pallialia > family Cardiadae > member of (cockle)
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1873 J. E. Tinne Wonderland of Antipodes 66 She sent us a present of a basket of tairoas, a large white shell-fish from the coast, which is considered a delicacy... When roasted, or, better still, made into soup, they are not unlike the clams of New England.
1908 A. Hamilton Fishing & Sea-Foods Anc. Maori 13 An enterprising firm in Auckland has recently started a factory for canning toheroa.
1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 18 Apr. 20/4 It is only quite recently that toheroa soup has had any standing in culinary circles.
1967 K. Giles Death & Mr. Prettyman i. 37 The number one has special black caviar, but the two has smoked Spanish swordfish and New Zealand toheroa patties.
1976 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 Oct. 25/5 The toheroa has a distinctive flavor.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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