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smisslen

nounsea

soft-shell clam from sandy flats

a sand-gaper (soft‑shell clam), a burrowing bivalve found on sandy shore flats

Example in use

Ah fand a smisslen oan t'sands.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SMISS-len/

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