Spisula

noun

Spis·​u·​la

ˈspisələ,

-izə-

: a genus of surf clams that includes a large yellowish white thick-shelled clam (S. solidissima) that is the common edible surf clam of the eastern coast of North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps irregular from J.B. von Spix †1826 German zoologist

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