three-ridge

noun

: a freshwater clam (Amblema costata synonym Quadrula plicata) of the Mississippi drainage system

Word History

Etymology

so called from the three ridges on the shell

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Rhymes for three-ridge

• abridge
• drawbridge
• footbridge
• oxbridge
• bridge
• fridge
• midge
• ridge