noun
an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
• Syn: ↑quahog, ↑quahaug, ↑hard-shell clam, ↑hard clam, ↑round clam, ↑Venus mercenaria
• Hypernyms: ↑clam
• Hyponyms: ↑littleneck, ↑littleneck clam, ↑cherrystone, ↑cherrystone clam
• Member Holonyms: ↑Venus, ↑genus Venus
• Part Meronyms: ↑quahaug, ↑quahog, ↑hard-shell clam, ↑round clam
Useful english dictionary. 2012.