单词 | geoduck |
释义 | geoduck in British English (ˈdʒiːəʊˌdʌk) noun Canadian a large edible clam Word origin from Chinook jargongeoduck in American English (ˈguiˌdʌk) US noun a very large, burrowing, edible clam (Panope generosa) of intertidal beaches of W North America Word origin < AmInd (Chinook) namegeoduck in American English (ˈɡuːiˌdʌk) noun a very large edible clam, Panope generosa, of the NW coast of the U.S Also called: gweduc Word origin [1880–85, Amer.; ‹ Puget Salish gwídəq]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, jackpot, pari-mutuel, rain checkExamples of 'geoduck' in a sentence |
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