hard clam
English
Noun
hard clam (plural hard clams)
- A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
- Synonyms: round clam, quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria
- Hypernyms: clam < mollusk < invertebrate < animal < organism
- Hyponyms: countneck, peanut, littleneck, topneck, cherrystone, quahog
Translations
Mercenaria mercenaria — see quahog