The name "geoduc" is, as you might have guessed, a corruption of the
Puget Salish (Lushootseed) Indian word for the species, which is roughly
"Gwiduq."

Gene Hunn.

On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Burton Guttman wrote:

>
> Serge asked what a geoduc is, and Mike Smith's explanation is about as
> good as I could give . . . a somewhat (ahem) delicate matter, though the
> clam itself is far from delicate. You should know that the name is
> pronounced "gooey-duck." If I can find a copy of the Geoduc Fight Song,
> I'll send it along for your amusement.
>
> Burt Guttman guttmanb at elwha.evergreen.edu
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