mactra solidissima

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mactra solidissima - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea clam \Sea" clam`\ (Zool.)
     Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open
     seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridae, as the
     common American species. (Mactra solidissima or Spisula solidissima
     ); -- called also beach clam, and surf clam.
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  Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
     word as E. sough.]
     The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
     sloping beach.
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     Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
        Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
  
     Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
        especially Mactra solidissima (syn. Spisula  solidissima
        ). See Mactra.
  
     Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
        of the genus Oidemia, especially Oidemia  percpicillata
        ; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note
        under Scoter.
  
     Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
  
     Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.
  
     Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting.
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