A shell in the shape of a winnowing basket or a hand-held fan, whose hard shell has wheel-shaped lines on it. This giant clam belongs to the family Penisidae, order Mussels, class Bivalvia. Its massive size, exceeding 30cm, is characterized by its elongated, triangular shell, which widens from the narrow apex towards the sides. When turned vertically, it resembles a shovel used to remove the chaff of grain, hence its name. It is renowned as the largest clam native to the Korean Peninsula, and its shell is sharp enough to be used as a kitchen knife.

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huge; enormous; great

white-bellied woodpecker

grow; grow up; become an adult; develop; advance; big; large; too big; excellent; much; loud; affecting greatly; open-minded; generous; brave; burdensome; serious; heavy; potential; possible; increasing; roughly; very much; important; great

cracker

Christmas Day

cream; whipping cream

A prefix used to mean "firstborn."

big project; bad accident; major concern; big event; important occasion

height; winnowing basket; helm; key; clue; keyboard

pen shell; razor shell

someone; others; A bound noun that serves as a unit of counting things by twelve; other; another

burn; be tanned; be overcooked; become worried; dry; ride; get on; board; take; climb; mount; take advantage of; be blown; flow; slide; mix; add; receive; be born with; play; get dirty easily; be easily stimulated; feel easily; be influenced easily; be worn out; be stolen

depravity; degradation; fall

the primary characteristics of the fallen Nature

indemnity condition to remove the fallen nature

degrade; go wrong

widely; completely

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A farm implement used to shake grains up and down in order to pick out impurities, dry grass, leaves, etc.

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