| 单词 | hard-shelled clam | 
| 释义 | > as lemmashard-shelled clam   hard-shelled clam  n. the quahog or hard clam,  Mercenaria mercenaria. ΚΠ 1782    J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer iv. 135  				The shores of this island [sc. Nantucket] abound with the soft-shelled, the hard-shelled, and the great sea clams. 1839    C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. i. 2  				Close by, was a negro opening hard-shelled clams. 1920    Amer. Naturalist 54 421  				Hard-shelled clams..are also an easy prey for this ravener. 2001    Trop. Fish Hobbyist Apr. 136/1  				The American hard-shelled clam or northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, will delight you with its antics. < as lemmas | 
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