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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes;
[syn: quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam]

2. 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, Mercenaria mercenaria]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hard-shell clam n 1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam] 2: 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, Mercenaria mercenaria]