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hard-shell clam
hard-shell clamn. See quahog.qua•hog or qua•haug (ˈkoʊ hɔg, -hɒg, ˈkwoʊ-, ˈkwɔ-)
n. a thick-shelled, edible clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, of Atlantic North American coasts. [1745–55, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) poquaûhock] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hard-shell clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishesquahaug, quahog, round clamMercenaria mercenaria, hard clam, Venus mercenaria, hard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indiansclam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clamslittleneck, littleneck clam - a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw; an important food popular in New Yorkcherrystone, cherrystone clam - small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino | | 2. |  hard-shell clam - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indianshard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clamclam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmnessgenus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shellslittleneck, littleneck clam - a young quahogcherrystone, cherrystone clam - a half-grown quahoghard-shell clam, quahaug, quahog, round clam - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes |
EncyclopediaSeequahoghard-shell clam
Synonyms for hard-shell clamnoun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shellsSynonymsRelated Words- Mercenaria mercenaria
- hard clam
- Venus mercenaria
- hard-shell clam
- quahaug
- quahog
- round clam
- clam
- littleneck
- littleneck clam
- cherrystone
- cherrystone clam
noun an edible American clamSynonyms- hard clam
- Mercenaria mercenaria
- Venus mercenaria
- quahaug
- quahog
- round clam
Related Words- clam
- genus Venus
- Venus
- littleneck
- littleneck clam
- cherrystone
- cherrystone clam
- hard-shell clam
- quahaug
- quahog
- round clam
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