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hard-shell clam
释义
hard-shell clam
in British English
noun
another name for
quahog
quahog
in British English
(
ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ
)
,
quohog
(
ˈkwəʊˌhɒɡ
)
or
quahaug
(
ˈkwɑːˌhɒɡ
,
ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ
)
noun
an edible clam, Venus (or
Mercenaria
)
mercenaria,
native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell
Also called
:
hard-shell clam
,
hard-shell
,
round clam
.
Compare
soft-shell clam
Word origin
C18: from Narraganset, short for
poquauhock,
from
pohkeni
dark +
hogki
shell
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