geoduck

n. 女神蛤

发音

UK /ˈɡuː.iˌdʌk/
US /ˈɡu.iˌdək/

词形变化

geoducks 复数 geoducks

别名

geoduc geoduk goeduck goeduc goeduk goeyduck goeyduc goeyduk gooeduck gooeduc gooeyduck gooeyduc gooiduck gooiduc gooiduk gweduck gweduc gweduk gwiduck gwiduc gwiduk

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.

    可数 不可数

    Glycimeris generosa. Olympia, Washington Territory... The boys at Olympia call them ‘Geoducks’; they dig them on a certain sand bar at extreme low tide, and sell them to a merchant who ships them to Portland, Oreg... The boys inform me that the Indians on the Sound... dry them for food with the other clams.

  2. 2.

    The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.

    its flesh as a seafood.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand.

    新西兰 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

clam

词源

From Lushootseed gʷidəq, variously understood as reference to its deep digging or resemblance to male genitalia. The unusual spelling of the first syllable is thought to represent editorial hypercorrection of forms with goe- &c. (probably under influence from the common prefix geo-), despite the earlier attestation of forms with geo-. The spelling pronunciation /ˈdʒiːəʊdʌk/ once listed in dictionaries is now considered nonstandard. The common spelling of the second syllable is under influence from duck, originally with reference to the mollusc's resemblance to the body and neck of a dead duck.

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