noun
- Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes.
- synonyms: quahaug, quahog, round clam
- An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians.
- synonyms: quahog, quahaug, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria
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