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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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quahog \Qua"hog\, Quahaug \Qua"haug\, n. [Abbrev. fr. Narragansett Indian poqua[^u]hock.] (Zool.) An American market clam (Venus mercenaria). It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also round clam, and hard clam. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is also applied to other allied species, as Venus Mortoni of the Gulf of Mexico. [1913 Webster] Quaigh
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quahog 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]