geoduck

noun

geo·​duck ˈgü-ē-ˌdək How to pronounce geoduck (audio)
: a large edible burrowing clam (Panopea generosa synonym P. abrupta) of the Pacific coast of North America that usually weighs two to three pounds (about one kilogram)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Southeast divers are still going down for a half-million-pound geoduck clam quota. Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2021 Yao made the caviar dish previously with geoduck, and the clam drowned in the creamy extravagance. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 Southeast divers are wrapping up a nearly 1.9-million-pound sea cucumber harvest; divers also are still digging up giant geoduck clams in some regions. Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2022 Divers continue going down for over half a million pounds of geoduck clams. Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2021 About 150 divers are finishing up a 1.7 million-pound sea cucumber harvest and 50 more are still going down for over half a million pounds of geoduck clams. Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2021 Divers are still tapping on a 1.7 million pound sea cucumber harvest; divers also continue fishing for over half a million pounds of giant geoduck clams. Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2021 Other Alaska species include Dungeness crab, king crab, snow crab and Tanners, geoduck clams, sablefish, herring, pollock, flounders, mackerel, perch and turbot. Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2021 Southeast divers also are targeting giant geoduck clams. Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2020 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Lushootseed (Salishan language of the Puget Sound region) gʷídəq

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of geoduck was in 1881

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Cite this Entry

“Geoduck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geoduck. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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