- sweemun
- swe:mən
- N
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shell: horseclam shell
Details
- Parse string
- s=√weem=min
- Interlinear gloss
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s= weem =min
- sweemun
- swe:mən
- Noun
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horse clam shell
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- Two species of Tresus are commonly called gapers or horse clams and both are gathered for food. However T. capax is more frequently used by First Nations people than the related T. nuttalli. These clams are larger than all other clams in the area except the geoduck.
- Binomial name
- [Tresus capax (Gould) and/or T. nuttalli (Conrad) ]