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noun
A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: round clam, quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clam, mollusk, invertebrate, animal, organism
noun
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clam
Narrower terms: littleneck, littleneck clam, cherrystone, cherrystone clam
History
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