Round clam Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), the quahog.

Webster 1913