clamshell
adjective/ˈklæmʃel/
/ˈklæmʃel/
[only before noun]- having a cover or other part that opens and shuts like the shell of a clam
- a clamshell phone
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClamshell is used with these nouns:- phone
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