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Definition of clam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a clam

clam

noun

clam pronunciation English

klæm

clam pronunciation American

klæm

a shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that can open and closeclam chowder/soupThe moment I mentioned the children he closed up like a clam (= became silent and refused to discuss the topic).