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单词 quahog
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
qua•hog or qua•haug /ˈkwɔhɔg, -hɑg, ˈkwoʊ-, ˈkoʊ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Invertebratesa thick-shelled clam that can be eaten.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
qua•hog  (kwôhôg, -hog, kwō-, kō-, kwə hôg, -hog),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesan edible clam, Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast, having a relatively thick shell.
Also, quahaug. 
  • Narragansett (English spelling, spelled) poquaûhock
  • 1745–55, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quahog /ˈkoʊˌhɒɡ/ n
  1. an edible clam, Venus (or Mercenaria) mercenaria, native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell
Etymology: 18th Century: from Narraganset, short for poquauhock, from pohkeni dark + hogki shell
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