razor clam
Long thin mollusk
A razor clam is a burrowing saltwater clam with an elongated shell resembling a straight razor.
Found along sandy coastlines, razor clams are harvested for food and dig rapidly into wet sand when disturbed.
We dug for razor clams at low tide.
Two-shelled mollusk
adductor · hinge · gape · nacre · soft-shell · invertebrate · filter-feeder · marine
Fine rock particles
- diggingRemoving earth below
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
intertidal · sediment · benthic · littoral · estuarine · foot · vertical · rapid
Shore's flood boundary
- seashoreOcean's edge
- sandflatsLevel coastal terrain exposed at low-tide
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
surf · beach · saltwater · low tide · mudflat · foreshore · brackish · tidal
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- narrowOf small width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
sleek · oblong · blade-like · thin · smooth · brittle · fragile · translucent
bivalve
Two-shelled mollusk
foot · adductor · hinge · gape · nacre · soft-shell · invertebrate · filter-feeder · marine · gills
sand
Fine rock particles
substrate · intertidal · sediment · benthic · littoral · estuarine · foot · vertical · rapid · escape
tideline
Shore's flood boundary
intertidal · surf · beach · saltwater · low tide · mudflat · foreshore · brackish · tidal · beachcombing
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- narrowOf small width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
curved · sleek · oblong · blade-like · thin · smooth · brittle · fragile · translucent · brown
seafood
Marine creatures as cuisine
ceviche · chowder · grilled · sautéed · umami · garlic · butter · white wine · gourmet · appetizer
clamming
Gathering bivalves from sand
low tide · limit · license · season · commercial · recreational · bucket · hole · squirt · technique
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- bivalvesmussels, scallops, mussel, cockles, oyster
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- mollusksmollusk, mollusks, snail, snails, mussels