quahog

Etymology
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Pronunciation

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Noun

 * 1) An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species, formerly.
 * 2) The largest size of such an edible clam, generally considered only fit for use in chowders and other clam dishes.
 * 3) A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog,,  or ,

Synonyms

 * hard clam,, round clam; , littleneck , cherrystone , topneck

Verb

 * 1)  To dig for quahogs.