noun
or go·e·duck or go·ey·duc or goo·ey·duck or gwe·duc ˈgüēˌdək
( -s )
Etymology: Chinook Jargon go-duck, of Chinookan origin; akin to Chinook -tgwi- neck and -tk something attached to something else
: a very large edible clam ( Panope generosa ) that weighs over five pounds, has siphons which when fully extended measure several feet in length and cannot be withdrawn into the shell, and is found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of No. America