geoduck

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡuː.iˌdʌk/    美 /ˈɡu.iˌdək/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
  2. 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.; its flesh as a seafood. uncountable
  3. Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand. New-Zealand,countable,uncountable
    — Alick Shaw... uses up to 14 kilograms of geoduck in chowder weekly...

词形变化

geoducks plural geoduc alternative geoduk alternative goeduck alternative goeduc alternative goeduk alternative goeyduck alternative goeyduc alternative goeyduk alternative gooeduck alternative gooeduc alternative gooeyduck alternative gooeyduc alternative gooeyduc alternative gooiduck alternative gooiduc alternative gooiduk alternative gweduck alternative gweduc alternative gweduk alternative gwiduck alternative gwiduc alternative gwiduk alternative

词汇关系

近义词
geoduck clam king clam elephant trunk clam mirugai mirukuigai

词源

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.
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