soft-shell clam

Noun soft-shell clam has 2 senses

• soft-shell clam(n = noun.food) long-neck clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell;
is a part of long-neck clam, mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam
is a kind of clam

• soft-shell clam(n = noun.animal) long-neck clam, mya arenaria, steamer, steamer clam - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe;
is a kind of clam
is a member of genus mya, mya
has parts: long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam