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quahog
qua·hog also qua·haug Q0011100 (kō′hôg′, -hŏg′, kwô′-, kwō′-)n. An edible clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) of the Atlantic coast of North America, having a hard rounded shell. Also called hard-shell clam, round clam.
[Narragansett poquaûhock.]quahog (ˈkəʊˌhɒɡ) , quohog or quahaugn (Animals) 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 or round clam Compare soft-shell clam[C18: from Narraganset, short for poquauhock, from pohkeni dark + hogki shell]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. |  quahog - Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam disheshard-shell clam, quahaug, 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. |  quahog - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indianshard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, Venus mercenaria, quahaug, round clam, hard-shell 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 |
quahog
quahog: see clamclam,
common name for certain bivalve mollusks, especially for marine species that live buried in mud or sand and have valves (the two pieces of the shell) of equal size.
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quahog Medtalk A derogatory regionalism for an obese, pregnant, unkempt, malodorous, socially/economically disadvantaged ♀. See Gomer.
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Synonyms for quahognoun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shellsSynonyms- hard-shell clam
- quahaug
- round clam
Related 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
- round clam
- hard-shell clam
Related Words- clam
- genus Venus
- Venus
- littleneck
- littleneck clam
- cherrystone
- cherrystone clam
- hard-shell clam
- quahaug
- quahog
- round clam
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