hard clam
hard clam · hard clams
A species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as foodA species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
Meaning
1 sensesA species of clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, widely enjoyed as food.
More definitions
- an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
Forms
plural: hard clams| Singular | hard clam |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsround clamquahogMercenaria mercenaria
Close in meaning
- an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians:quahogquahaughard-shell clamround clamVenus mercenariaMercenaria mercenaria