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Clam

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A bivalve mollusk of many kinds especially those that are edible as the long clam Mya arenaria the quahog or round clam Venus mercenaria the sea clam or hen clam Spisula solidissima and other species of the United States The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas a huge East Indian bivalve

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