swaam

Squamish

Noun

swaam

  1. geoduck (Panopea generosa)
  2. fat gaper (Tresus capax)
  3. Pacific gaper (Tresus nuttallii)

References

  • Aert H. Kuipers (1967), “su̯am”, in The Squamish Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary (Janua Linguarum, Series Practica; 73), The Hague/Paris: Mouton & Co., page 299
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