noun
- A large burrowing clam native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized as a food delicacy.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun.; Also spelled 'geoduck' (singular).; Common in Pacific Northwest cuisine.
Examples
- Geoducks are harvested commercially along the coasts of Washington and British Columbia.
- The restaurant served fresh geoducks prepared in a light garlic sauce.
- Geoducks can live for over 100 years in the ocean.
- Divers search the sandy seafloor to find and harvest geoducks.
- Many Asian markets sell frozen geoducks year-round.