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Razor Clam

Definition: Razor Clam

Razor Clam

Noun

1. Marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Razor Clam

Synonyms: jackknife clam (n), knife-handle (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Razor Clam

English words defined with "razor clam": Razor shell. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Razor Clam

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Razor Clam

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

razor clam

32
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Razor Clam

Language Translations for "razor clam"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

(mussel, Solecurtus constricta). (various references)

   

Danish

  

knivmusling-familien (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

zwaardscheden (razor shell), tafelmesheften (razor shell), messcheden (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kapinveitsisimpukka (Cape razor clam). (various references)

   

French

  

solens (razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), knife clams (razor shell), couteaux (razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), \SOI (razor shell). (various references)

   

German

  

Scheidenmuscheln (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), Meerscheiden (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σωλήνες (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Italian

  

manicai (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), cappelunghe (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), cannolicchi (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

蟶貝 , 馬刀貝 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

まてがい. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

azorray amclay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

navalhas (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells, razors), longueiroes (razor clams, razor shell), lingueiroes (razor shell), facas (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells), canivetes (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

navajas (knife clams, razor clams, razor shell, razor shells). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kapknivmussla (Cape razor clam). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Razor Clam

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Solenidae. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: Razor Clam

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-l-m-o-r-r-z"

-2 letters: camorra, zamarro.

-3 letters: amoral, carrom, clamor, corral.

-4 letters: alamo, alarm, armor, aroma, carol, carom, claro, coala, colza, comal, coral, craal, lazar, macro, malar, molar, moral, razor.

-5 letters: alar, alma, arco, calm, calo, carl, carr, clam, coal, cola, coma, corm, cram, czar, lama, loam, loca, maar, marc, marl, mola, mora, oral, orca, orra, roam, roar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Razor Clam


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 61 7A 6F 72      43 6C 61 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100001 01111010 01101111 01110010 00100000 01000011 01101100 01100001 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#97 &#122 &#111 &#114 &#32 &#67 &#108 &#97 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0061 007A 006F 0072      0043 006C 0061 006D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5267928184237786779

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Translations: Ancient
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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