geoduck
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Lushootseed gʷidəq, variously understood as reference to its deep digging or resemblance to male genitalia. The unusual spelling of the first syllable is thought to represent editorial hypercorrection of forms with goe- &c. (probably under influence from the common prefix geo-), despite the earlier attestation of forms with geo-. The spelling pronunciation /ˈdʒiːəʊdʌk/ once listed in dictionaries is now considered nonstandard. The common spelling of the second syllable is under influence from duck, originally with reference to the mollusc's resemblance to the body and neck of a dead duck.
Inflected forms:
form: geoducks
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: geoduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: geoduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeyduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeyduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: goeyduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooeduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooeduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooeyduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooeyduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooeyduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooiduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooiduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gooiduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gweduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gweduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gweduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gwiduck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gwiduc
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gwiduk
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Glycimeris generosa. Olympia, Washington Territory... The boys at Olympia call them ‘Geoducks’; they dig them on a certain sand bar at extreme low tide, and sell them to a merchant who ships them to Portland, Oreg... The boys inform me that the Indians on the Sound... dry them for food with the other clams.
I survey the ice-lined crates containing sea snails, rock cod, sea urchin and a Vancouver favorite, geoduck (pronounced gooey-duck)—a giant clam.
gloss: The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand.
pos: noun
tags: New-Zealand
countable
uncountable
examples: Alick Shaw... uses up to 14 kilograms of geoduck in chowder weekly...
Synonyms: geoduck clam
king clam
elephant trunk clam
mirugai
mirukuigai
Translations:
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 象拔蚌
roman: zoeng⁶ bat⁶ pong⁵
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 象拔蚌
roman: xiàngbábàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 太平洋潛泥蛤 /太平洋潜泥蛤
roman: Tàipíng Yáng qiánnígé
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 皇帝蚌
roman: huángdìbàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 女神蛤
roman: nǚshéngé
lang: Finnish
word: geoduck
lang: French
word: geoduck
lang: German
word: Elefantenrüsselmuschel
lang: Hungarian
word: falloszkagyló
lang: Hungarian
word: iszapkagyló
lang: Indonesian
word: kerang gajah
lang: Japanese
word: アメリカナミガイ
roman: amerikanamigai
lang: Korean
word: 코끼리조개
roman: kokkirijogae
lang: Lushootseed
word: gʷídəq
lang: Malay
word: siput belalai
lang: Malay
word: siput belalai gajah
lang: Māori
word: hoehoe
lang: Māori
word: hohehohe
lang: Portuguese
word: amêijoa-gigante
lang: Russian
word: гуида́к
roman: guidák
lang: Spanish
word: geoduck