noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
2. 2
   an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians wordnet

Synonyms

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hard-shell clamlittleneckmercenariamercenaria mercenariaquahaugquahaugs