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Meaning: An edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians Classified under: Nouns denoting animals Synonyms: hard clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; Venus mercenaria; hard-shell clam; quahaug; quahog; round clam Hypernyms ("Mercenaria mercenaria" is a kind of...): clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness) Meronyms (parts of "Mercenaria mercenaria"): hard-shell clam; quahaug; quahog; round clam (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mercenaria mercenaria"): littleneck; littleneck clam (a young quahog) cherrystone; cherrystone clam (a half-grown quahog) Holonyms ("Mercenaria mercenaria" is a member of...): genus Venus; Venus (type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells) "Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies." (English proverb) "Who is lazy today, regrets it later." (Albanian proverb) "Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb) "Think before you begin." (Dutch proverb) Useful links: Meaning of cherrystone clam Pronunciation of clam Who is Venus? Meaning of cherrystone Meaning of littleneck clam
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